IPL betting | Maharashtra police arrest two from Kalaburagi, seize BJP MLA’s wife’s car
Kalaburagi: A special team of Solapur City Crime Branch of Maharashtra Police raided a house in Kalaburagi last Sunday and arrested two persons and mobile phones, a vehicle, and other things worth Rs. 38 lakh in a major IPL betting bust.
Working on definite information the raiding team was guided and supervised by Solapur Police Commissioner Ankush Shinde and Assistant Commissioner Abhay Mulchand Dongare.
As per the information provided by the police, the car seized in the raid (KA51 MP9955) belonged to Jayashree B Mattimud, the wife of BJP leader and MLA for Kalaburagi Rural Basavaraj Mattimud, The Hindu reported.
According to the sources in the police department, the Maharashtra police team came to Kalaburagi and, with the assistance of M.B. Nagar police, raided the house on November 8 – the day for which Qualifier 2 of Indian Premier League (IPL) was scheduled to be played between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
The team arrested Atul Suresh Sirshetty of Solapur and Pradeep Mallayya of Bhavanipet, who were allegedly engaged in betting, and also seized four laptops, 13 mobile phones, modems, and other equipment apart from the car. One more person, Ghoraknath – the brother of Ms. Jayashree, was absconding, the report added.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
