Ever since this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) began on March 31, sleuths from the three police commissionerates have arrested 54 organisers involved in betting and seized over Rs 4.43 crore and around 140 mobile phones from their possession.
Most of the organisers and punters took to IPL betting after losing money in gambling, satta and matka, reliable sources said here on Monday.
The newcomers have taken full advantage after spectators were permitted to carry their mobile phones into the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (RGICS) at Uppal on match days.
New gangs of interstate operators are sending their members as spectators to RGIC, who use over 30 cricket online apps to provide match updates instantly.That capitalise on the time gap of 20 to 70 seconds that is taken to telecast a live match via satellite, sources disclosed.
In a fraction of seconds, the organisers, who not only operate from the city and suburbs but also abroad, are minting crores, said Mohan Das and Shiva, who earlier were betting organisers.
An April 11 report published in Deccan Chronicle ‘IPL has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for betting organizers and punters’ energized the special police teams into tracking all illegal betting racketeers and syndicates.
