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8 men, part of interstate gang, held in Noida,for gambling
Noida: Eight persons, allegedly part of an interstate online cricket betting racket, were arrested from Futech Gateway in Sector 75 on Wednesday.
DCP (Noida) Yamuna Prasad said while the gang had links in Kerala, Gujarat, and Telangana, currently, they were operating out of Delhi-NCR and had intensified their activities during Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches.
"The suspects would ask people to place bets through a website by offering high returns. They would promote the website on Facebook and other social media sites and send online pop-ups too. Once a person clicked on these pop-ups, they would be prompted to place bets on cricket matches," the DCP said.
The accused would share OTPs for initiating bets between Rs 500 and Rs 50,000 and cheat users once they made the initial payment.
"We are trying to find the total amount of money they have made using this modus operandi," the DCP said.
Cops have recovered 12 mobile phones, four laptops, one tablet, 28 ATM cards, bank passbooks, cheque books, 25 mobile SIMs and a Wi-Fi router from the suspects.
The men, aged between 20 and 31, are originally from Bihar, Rajasthan and other districts of UP, and were living in the city for over a year.
