April 24, 2008	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 17, 1429

KOLKATA, April 23: Police in Kolkata arrested five men for allegedly running an inter-state betting racket on results of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.

The arrests were made late Monday during raid on an apartment in the West Bengal capital.

“We arrested Adarsh Mehta, Vishnu Mundra, Mayanku Damamni, Baldev Damani and Dilip Sharma,” Deputy Police Commissioner (detective department) Jawed Shamim said.

The police were tipped off some people were running a cricket betting racket from an apartment in north-eastern Kolkata.

“The gang started operating from the very first Twenty20 match at Bangalore. The match at the Eden Gardens was also highly betted upon. The gang has its partners in Mumbai and London,” Shamim added.

The police seized Rs160,000, a TV set, recording gear, a computer, mobile phones, score sheets, balance sheets and tele-conversation machine from their apartment.

“The balance sheets will help find the exact amount of money betted. We are investigating their background, mode of operation.”—Agencies