Panaji, Sep 29 (IANS): Four persons from Rajasthan have been arrested in Goa for running an Indian Premier League (IPL) betting racket from a guesthouse located in the popular beach village of Candolim, the police said on Wednesday.
"Upon conducting a raid at the D'Souza Guest House in Calangute, four persons from Jaipur were found operating an IPL betting racket using apps and software on their computer devices," a spokesperson for the Crime Branch of the Goa Police said.
"They had set up a base in Goa in order to avoid detection in Rajasthan. It was revealed that they had taken bets worth over Rs 4 lakh in one game. Their computer devices were seized and all four were arrested," the official said.
On September 24, six persons were arrested by the Goa Police for accepting bets linked to the ongoing IPL matches.