Vadodara, April 2
Former Indian women’s cricket team coach Tushar Arothe was arrested for allegedly betting on an IPL match, police said on Tuesday. He was arrested on Monday but was given bail by the police because had been booked for a bailable offence, Vadodara police commissioner Anup Singh Gehlot said.
Arothe and 18 others were arrested by the crime branch on Monday night for betting during the Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab match, said deputy commissioner of police Jaydeepsinh Jadeja. Arothe, 52, and 18 others were arrested from a cafe where they were placing bets on the match, said the DCP.
Investigations revealed the cafe, located in the posh Alkapuri area of the city, is owned by Arothe and two others, Hemang Patel and Nishchal Shah, who too were arrested from the spot, he said.
All the accused, including Arothe, Patel and Shah, were booked under sections 4 and 5 of the Gambling Act, the police officer said. “Arothe and the two other co-owners had installed a large screen in their cafe for live streaming of the IPL matches.
“Others had come to the cafe to place bets using three different mobile applications. The cafe owners gave them user names and passwords to bet on the live streaming of the IPL matches," said Jadeja. Arothe, Patel and Shah were in contact with a person named Baba, who used to take bet money from the trio.
Rs 14 lakh siezed
The police have seized cash and other articles, including vehicles and mobile phones, worth Rs 14 lakh, said Jadeja. Arothe played for Baroda in the domestic circuit. He took over the reins of the women’s national team in 2017 from Purnima Rao. During Arothe’s tenure, the women’s team made it to the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017, which India lost by nine runs to eventual champions England. Arothe was forced to resign after senior women cricketers gave a negative feedback about him. — PTI
Old team is a wise team: CSK coach
Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming is happy that the adage ‘Old is Gold’ fits his team aptly. The defending champions have started with a bang winning all their matches so far and start favourites against the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. “They have been around for a lot of time and know what to do. They can handle the start of the tournament quite well and it was a case with Dwayne Bravo in Mumbai,” Fleming said. — PTI
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