Bengaluru: With the ongoing IPL reaching a climax, betting too has peaked, but the police is extra vigilant, given the scandals that surrounded last years IPL. In keeping with this stepped up vigil, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials on Monday busted an inter-state cricket-betting racket and conducted simultaneous raids in three different places including a club, a gym and a house.

The police have arrested six persons and recovered Rs. 19 lakh cash from them. Based on a tip-off about cricket betting during Indian Premiere League (IPL) match played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a team of police raided SLN Welfare Association in SI Apartment on Sarjapura Road and arrested T. Gajendra. The police recovered Rs. 12 lakh cash and a mobile phone from him.

Similarly, another team raided RA Fitness Centre, a gym in JP Nagar and arrested Himanshu, Satish Gowda, Rakesh Prakash and Praveen. Cash amount of Rs 5.3 lakh, 21 mobile phones, 20 cheque books and 10 debit cards of various banks total worth Rs. 30 lakh, have been recovered.

In another raid on a house in Nandini Layout by police, Girish was arrested. Rs. 1.7 lakh cash was recovered from him.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused have been collecting the betting amount for bookies identified as Sunil, Appi, Srinivasa, Venkatesh and Raju for 2 per cent commission. It is said that the accused are linked to Mumbai-based bookie, Rakesh.