Three spectators were arrested from the Eden Gardens on Saturday for running a cricket betting racket during the day-night Test match between India and Bangladesh. Even two others were later arrested based on the information provided by them, police told. Acting on the information related to cricket betting, city police detective department’s anti-rowdy section arrested the three persons for cricket betting.

“After prolonged watch they were able to identify and nab Sambhu Dayal, 40, Mukesh Gare, 46, and Chetan Sharma, 31, from G1 block for allegedly engaging in cricket betting using the betting app in their mobile phones. While Dayal is from Rajasthan’s Chitore district, Gare and Sharma hail from Indore nd Guna districts respectively in Madhya Pradesh,” city police’s Joint Commissioner, Crime, Murlidhar Sharma said.

However, ten mobile phones and four gadgets were seized from them. Two other Rajasthan residents Abhishek Suwalka, 35, and Ayub Ali, 44, were arrested from a hotel in south Kolkata’s Sudder Street as well.

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“They were operating a cricket betting racket using their mobile phones. Six mobile phones and one laptop were seized from their possession,” said Sharma.

A total cash of Rs. 1.4 lakh was seized from them as well. A specific case under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the West Bengal Gambling Act has been charged at Maidan police station also.

As far as the game is concerned, India have won the game convincingly over Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs.