Three persons, including the brother of a man held for betting in IPL by the ED in 2015, have been arrested for allegedly placing bets on matches of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) the Delhi Police said on SaturdayThe betting amount had reached close to Rs 4 crore, they said. "The betting was happening on a match of Karaikudi vs Ruby of Tamil Nadu Premier League," said Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). The accused were using betting software to maintain their accounts and records. They used betting apps and surfed on websites like www.bet365.com, www.betfair.com among others for checking the rates of matches and the chances of a team's win," Verma said. He was arrested on charges of allegations of operating a UK-based betting website and subsequently placing bets on IPL matches.

Source: dna August 13, 2017 03:00 UTC