Two more cricket bookies arrested in Tamil Nadu
Police scour pair’s call records in bid to find new leads in IPL spot-fixing probe
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police have arrested two more cricket bookies, police said on Friday.
The Crime Branch identified the two as Uttam C. Jain, alias Kitty ,and Jasraj Jain, alias Raja. They were arrested late on Thursday.
“They are being sent to court today [Friday] and will be taken into police custody in due course,” a statement said.
According to police, with the arrest of Uttam Jain, the investigation will pursue new leads to get to know the modus operandi of betting in the game, the extent of money involved in betting, main gamblers and punters, and how the money was received, distributed and invested.
“The call analysis and electronic devices analysis pertaining to the accused are underway. These shall help us show their connections,” the statement said.
“It shall also help show the connection of different bookies with each other. All those who are directly or indirectly connected will be investigated,” it said.
A search is on for another bookie, Sanjay Bafna.
Those arrested earlier include Harish Bajaj; S. Virudhachalam, also known as S. Vedhachalam; Lucky, alias Narpath Jain; Pappu, alias Praveen Kumar Goutham; Deepak Bajaj and Sunil Bajanlal.
