Five persons have been arrested from the city for allegedly running a betting racket during the Indian Premier League match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore, police said on Thursday.
Three of them were arrested from inside Eden Gardens stadium, where the match was held on Wednesday, while the rest two were picked up from a nearby guesthouse in the New Market area, the police said.
The trio were caught in the act from the F1 block of the iconic Eden Gardens stadium, the police said.
Seven mobile phones were seized from the five and a case under sections 3 and 4 of the West Bengal Gambling Act and of the Indian Penal Code, including criminal conspiracy and cheating, has been lodged against them at the Maidan police station, a senior police officer said.
STF seizes drugs, arrests two
The special task force (STF) of Kolkata police arrested two persons after 17gm of a stimulant and narcotic drug was seized from their possession, an officer said on Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, the STF arrested the duo from the AJC Bose Road and seized 17gm of MDMA or ecstasy and one knife, they said.
The arrested duo have been booked under the NDPS Act and Arms Act, he said.
Ecstasy or MDMA is a stimulant drug which causes hallucinations.