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Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Six bookies arrested after Asia Cup final
Police arrested six bookies involved in betting on the Bangladesh vs Pakistan Asia Cup final, a spokesman said.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: March 23, 2012 08:01 am IST
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Lahore:
Police arrested six bookies involved in betting on the Bangladesh vs Pakistan Asia Cup final, a spokesman said.
Police raided a house in the Defence area of Lahore and arrested six bookies, including Dilip Kumar and Anil Kumar, and seized 60 telephones, four LCD televisions and books with details of the bets, spokesman Niyab Haider said.
Anil Kumar told police that the bookies had received bets worth Rs 6 million on final match of the Asia Cup.
A case was registered against the accused, Haider said. A bookie was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Lahore after the match between India and Pakistan on March 18.
Topics mentioned in this article
Cricket
Bangladesh Cricket Team
Asia Cup 2012
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