The police in Greater Noida, India, along with a SWAT team, have busted an international cricket betting racket. Eight people have been arrested so far in connection with the case. It all came to light when a kidnapping was reported through the emergency number 112, from Alwar.
As it turns out, the accused were tied to a network that stretches all the way to Thailand and Dubai. According to the police, the gang was raking in about ₹30 lakh ($34,900) every day. Authorities are now digging deeper to see if there are any links to money laundering.
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International cricket betting racket exposed amid abduction
The arrests took place on Thursday (June 12), when Subhash Chandra, a resident of Alwar, filed a complaint at the Kasna Police Station. He reported that his 22-year-old son Bhim Singh and his 25-year-old nephew Narayan had been kidnapped. The two had recently come to Noida, roughly 15 to 20 days earlier, looking for work.
Chandra said he got a call on June 11 from his children’s phone. The caller demanded ₹7 lakh ($8,100) in ransom and threatened to kill the young men if the money wasn’t paid. Using electronic surveillance, police tracked Bhim Singh’s location to Cherry County in the Bisrakh area.
“The suspects would transfer profits — nearly ₹30 lakh daily — back to him. The conspiracy was designed in a way that initially, those who put in small amounts would win. But as they raised their stakes, they would start losing.” – Dharmendra Shukla, Kasna station house officer
As the investigation unfolded, police discovered that the accused were involved in illegal cricket betting using an app called Rudra, which is banned in India. The gang was operating out of a flat in Greater Noida West.
“Using a combination of technical surveillance and human intelligence, the team identified White Orchid Apartment in Gaur City as a possible hub. Inside flat number 2 of this complex, Dhruv and his three associates were apprehended,” said Greater Noida’s deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Saad Miyan Khan, during a press conference on Sunday (June 15) cited by Hindustan Times.
“They were in possession of two laptops, nearly a dozen smartphones, fake SIM cards, forged Aadhaar cards, and numerous account documents,” he added.
During questioning, they admitted to running an illegal international betting ring through the Rudra CricLive app.
The police say the gang was taking instructions from masterminds based in Thailand and Dubai. They would hand out betting IDs to customers over WhatsApp, then have them place bets on live overs, runs, wickets, and overall match results using the app.
Featured image: Greater Noida Police
