9 hours ago
4 arrested for running illegal betting website
Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police, with help from the
cyber crime
wing, arrested four persons, including a Nepali national, for operating an illegal online betting website. The accused — Debjit Basak (26), Ankit Gupta (27), Kushal Roy (28), and Sambhu B K (32) — were nabbed during a raid at a condominium in New Town on Wednesday.
The website, sources said, took bets of around Rs 30 crore during the last IPL tournament and deceived thousands with promises of substantial profits. They carried out operations across Nepal and Sri Lanka, too.
Cops also seized smartphones, SIM cards, laptops, ATM cards allegedly obtained through forged documents, and Indian and Nepali passports.
SI Debabrata Banerjee of Bidhannagar cyber crime PS is leading the probe to nab other members of the gang.
