Mira Bhayandar: MBVV cops nab one for online bets on IPL 2021 game
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Sleuths of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar Police Commissionerate, apprehended a small time bookie for his alleged involvement in an online cricket betting racket in Kashimira on Saturday night. As usual the king-pin and main bookies remained unidentified.
Acting on a tip-off, received by DCP Amit Kale, a team led by Police Inspector (crime) Jitendra Patil raided a seventh-floor apartment in the Prem Nagar area of Mira Road and found the accused identified as Jatin Choksi (40) allegedly accepting bets for the T-20 cricket match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season being held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.