Kolkata, June 2: Two persons have been arrested for running a cricket betting racket here, Kolkata Police said on Sunday. Based on prior information, a team of the Kolkata Police conducted a raid at a residence in Rabindra Sarani and arrested Rajkumar Lihala, 54, and Amit Kumar Gupta, 24, on Saturday, an officer said. 2 arrested for running cricket betting racket in Kolkata.

Two mobile phones, a television and cash amounting to Rs 1,02,200 were recovered from their possession, the officer said. Cricket Betting Racket: 29 Accused in Betting for Big Bash League T20, Eight Bookies Arrested in Mumbai.

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