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Bets Worth Crores Were Placed On India Vs Pakistan T-20 World Cup Match, Police Laid A Trap To Catch Bookies.

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Nitu Kumari
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February 14, 2026

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Jagran correspondent, Prayagraj. Bets worth crores of rupees have been made on the India-Pakistan match to be held on Sunday in the T-20 World Cup. Betting is being done online and offline. Bookies are offering various types of offers to the punters to place big bets. In the eyes of bookmakers, the Indian team has been said to be the favorite and bets are being placed accordingly.

Rooms have been taken on rent for speculators to play without fear. Bookings have also been made in some hotels. After coming to know about this, the police also became active and a trap was laid to arrest the bookies.

Sources say that as soon as the Cricket World Cup started, old and notorious bookies became increasingly active. He started betting at different places. Speculators have found safe places in many police station areas including Atarsuiya, Kidganj, Dhumanganj, Daraganj, Shivkuti, Cantt.

The process of betting will start there from Sunday morning itself. Police also raided Rajapur Cachar on Saturday, but no one was caught. Police officials say that a police team has been deployed to arrest bookies and gamblers. No arrest made even after trial

Last year, the then ADCP Abhijeet Kumar had conducted raids on the hideouts of gamblers and bookies. During that time, cases were registered against three police stations. In this, a case was filed against Kunwarji Nishad, Guppy Nishad, Raja, Chhotu, but no arrests were made. There is a gangster against Pankaj Bhadra. He does betting along with his friends Sheru, Vipin, Tanki and many others. The police have laid a trap to catch all of them.

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