Paralakhemundi: Officials of the Paralakhemundi Model Police station busted a betting racket at OSRTC garage near Treasury Office, here.

The police conducted a raid last evening and arrested seven persons for running a betting racket in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament.

According to reports, police had earlier received information about such a racket and was on alert. The six-member team, led by IIC Bibekananda Swain caught the culprits redhanded and seized cash worth Rs.61,000 and eight mobile handsets, informed SDPO Thakur Prasad Patra.

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The arrested have been identified as Madhupa Ranjan Pattnaik (44), Gurrana Santosh (34), Abutala Lokesh (21), Kurumupu Kamesh (26),  Tandasa Rambabu (32), Ashis Purkait (36) and Tunu Gouda (42).