Briefs

Cricket Betting Racket Busted In Rourkela, Five Arrested

By
OB Bureau

Rourkela: Police busted a cricket betting racket with the arrest of five persons at Basanti Colony here late on Tuesday.

Those arrested during the raid around 12.30 am have been identified as Uma Singh of Udit Nagar, Manprit Singh of Brahmanitarang, and Uttam Sharma, Raju Lodhi and Md Rafique of Rourkela Plant Site area.

Uma Singh was the kingpin of the racket, police sources said, adding that over Rs 4 lakh was seized from their possession.

They will be produced before court on Wednesday.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Heatwave Warning For 20 Odisha Dists Today; Mercury May Soar To 45°C By April-End

Bhubaneswar: A day after thunderstorm activity, Bhubaneswar on Thursday saw a slight drop in day…

April 25, 2024

NTA Declares JEE Main Result 2024

New Delhi: The results for JEE Main 2024 Session 2 have been announced. The National…

April 25, 2024

IPL Betting Racket Busted In Odisha’s Puri; 5 Held

Rourkela: Five persons were arrested by the police for allegedly running a betting racket during…

April 25, 2024

Illegal IPL Streaming Case: Actor Tamannaah Bhatia Summoned For Questioning

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Cyber Cell has summoned actress Tamannaah Bhatia in the illegal IPL…

April 25, 2024

Odisha Police Gun Down 2 Maoists In Boudh Ahead Of May 20 Polls

Boudh: Two Maoists were killed early on Thursday in a gun battle with security forces…

April 25, 2024

Amit Shah To Set BJP’s Poll Pitch For Odisha Elections From Sonepur Today

Bhubaneswar: A day after Naveen Patnaik set the BJD's poll pitch for upcoming Lok Sabha…

April 25, 2024

Odisha Elections 2024: BJD Moves ECI Seeking Action Against BJP For Publishing Chargesheet

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing…

April 24, 2024

Fact Check: Is Samantha’s Ex-Husband Naga Chaitanya Dating Sobhita Dhulipala?

New Delhi: Is Sobhita Dhulipala dating Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s ex-husband Naga Chaitanya? Sobhita, who has starred…

April 24, 2024