{"id":30172,"date":"2022-05-26T05:38:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T08:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=30172"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:22:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:22:28","slug":"india-5-arrested-for-betting-on-cricket-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-5-arrested-for-betting-on-cricket-match","title":{"rendered":"India: 5 arrested for betting on cricket match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police in Kolkata made the arrests during an IPL match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>India.- A new arrest linked to illegal betting on cricket matches adds to the list of actions carried out this week. Police in Kolkata <strong>arrested three people who were betting\u00a0<\/strong>via their mobile phones on an IPL cricket match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrests took place at <strong>Eden Gardens,\u00a0<\/strong>a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Police later arrested two more people who were betting at a private guest house in the New Market area in central Kolkata. According to News18, police seized seven mobile phones, a portable router and cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last weekend,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-police-dismantle-illegal-cricket-betting-gang-in-rahatani\" target=\"_blank\">Rahatani Police<\/a>\u00a0carried out a raid at a flat targeting a gang taking online bets on the<strong>\u00a0Indian Premier League (IPL)\u00a0<\/strong>cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. On May 23, it was reported that\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-6-arrested-for-betting-on-cricket-matches\" target=\"_blank\">six people were arrested<\/a>\u00a0in a raid carried out by Delhi Police in Chander Vihar, Phase-III, Nihal Vihar on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Kolkata made the arrests during an IPL match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Recent police actions in India have led to multiple arrests related to illegal mobile-based betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches. 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