KARACHI:
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) police claimed to have arrested three bookies on Sunday.
According to SIU SSP Captain (Retd) Haider Raza, the SIU conducted a raid in Precinct 11, Bahria Town on a tip-off. Suspects Muhammad Altaf alias Bhoot alias Bhoor Bhandar, Sabir and Farhan were arrested and gambling articles and drugs were found in their possession, said the SSP.
Raza said that the apprehended suspects have confessed to their crime. The suspects told the police that they were gambling on PSL matches when the raid happened and that they had developed a special software for the purpose – ‘BetFair,’ which was being operated from Lahore, according to Raza. The SSP added that the arrested suspected had links with international bookies and gamblers.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 1st, 2021.
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