Hyderabad: An organised cricket betting racket operating from abroad has been busted by the Hyderabad police. Six persons have been arrested in this regard, while betting amount of Rs 8 lakh has also been recovered.
Barkat, the kingpin of this racket is a resident of Sindhi Colony. He got attracted towards a posh lifestyle, but his financial position became a hurdle to him. Following this, he resorted to cricket betting with an intention to earn easy money.
In order to avoid arrest and other legal procedures, Barkat went abroad (suspected to be in the USA presently) before the start of the 2019 IPL season. From there, he carried out cricket betting through his friends in Hyderabad - Danish, Sohail, Sahil, Zaynil, and Nazim.
Danish, Sohail and Sahil were carrying out cricket betting from Goa on behalf of Barkat. Mohit Jain, Nikhar, Rahul and Vaibhav were the agents operating in Secunderabad.
Zaynil and Nazim acted as collection agents. After the match concluded, Danish, Sohail and Sahil did the calculations and directed the two to collect amounts as specified by them from agents Mohit Jain, Nikhar, Rahul and Vaibhav.
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