Cricket betting racket busted, 2 held

The Special Staff of Delhi Police West District busted a cricket betting racket in Vikaspuri. It was being run on the second floor of a residential building.

Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted discreet surveillance near Dasehra Ground and confirmed suspicious activity in Janta Flats, Budhela village.

The police conducted a raid during which two persons, Gaurav and Himanshu, were found placing bets on an Australian Women’s Cricket League match through Plus Project 2025 application on a laptop.

The police apprehended both men and recovered two LED screens, six mobile phones, a laptop and a recording device from the premises.

A case has been registered under Sections 3, 4, 9 and 55 of the Delhi Public Gambling Act at the Vikaspuri police station.

During the IPL 2025 season in April, the Crime Branch arrested six people for operating a similar setup out of Paharganj. The group was found taking bets on the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans on April 6.

The police had recovered a laptop, a tablet and five mobile phones used for placing bets, along with 10 personal phones and notebooks used to record entries. The police said the syndicate was operating in offline mode, taking bets over phone calls and updating rates in real time during matches. The operation relied on the Betting Assistant app, i-book software and handwritten ledgers to manage betting data.