Cricket betting racket busted; three bookies arrested

November 22, 2015

Bengaluru, Nov 22: The Central Crime Branch sleuths have busted a cricket betting racket and arrested three bookies who were allegedly receiving money from punters for Pakistan and England UBL Cup match played in Dubai.

Based on a tip-off, officials raided a posh apartment near Mount Carmel College and arrested Manish Panjabi (38), Vybhav Parek (35) and Sunil Kumar (38). They recovered Rs. 9.2 lakh in cash, a laptop and mobile phones from them.

The CCB officials said the accused were part of an inter-State cricket-betting racket and collected betting amount from their clients on behalf of prime accused Sukhdev from Rajasthan.

According to the police, the accused developed their own software exclusively for cricket betting and would give access to the punters to know the minute-to-minute trends on the betting online. The accused would allegedly launder money to pay winners.

The accused have been remanded in judicial custody and efforts are on to nab the prime accused, Sukhdev, who is on the run, said R. Ramesh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).

So far this year, the CCB has booked 52 cases on cricket betting and arrested over 25 bookies who are part of the inter-State betting racket.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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