Cricket World Cup betting racket busted in Delhi, 3 arrested
New Delhi (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly running a world cup cricket betting racket in south Delhi's Neb Sarai area, police said on Saturday.
The arrests were made on Thursday and the accused have been identified as Ravi Kumar, Amit Kumar and Shahid Khan, they said.
Two laptops having a betting assistance software, seven mobilephones, one LED TV, three internet routers, one printer, one bill counter, one calculator, 12 packs of playing cards and writing material have been seized, a police official said.
During interrogation, the accused persons disclosed that they used the betting assistance software to maintain books and accounts of "punters" (gamblers), police said.
"One person used to be present at the stadium with a phone to provide the actual (real-time) score as there is a delay during broadcast. They used this delay time for betting and passed the same to their punters," a police officer said.
The betting rates fluctuated depending on the wickets, score or runs put out at real-time at the stadium and not on that shown on TV, the officer said.
For every match the betting amounts used to range between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 7 lakh, police said.
"In the last nine matches of the World Cup 2023, around Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore was put on betting. They are betting since the beginning of this Cricket World Cup 2023 season," the officer added.
Police said the betting software was bought from a shop in Nehru Place at Rs 25,000.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
