A total of 4 Indian betters arrested in the Chittagong leg of BPL 2017

The betting scandals in the fifth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) are increasing day by day. Recently as per reports by Kotwali Thana OC Rafiqul Islam, a total of 4 Indian batters have been arrested for betting in the Chittagong leg of the season. The BCB Cricket Operations Committee Chairman Akram Khan revealed that two of the four men were arrested from the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.

The betting activities have been in a regular flow in the start-studded tournament so far. It is also to be noted that betting is an illegal activity in Bangladesh and is a punishable offence. The surprising fact in this whole incident is that the bookmakers were caught in the statement itself, whereas the bookies operate usually from secret places as seen in the past times.

4 Indian gamblers caught for betting

The fifth edition of the BPL has been a thrilling and a sensational tournament so far. All the teams in the contest have played with high spirits and have respected the sportsmanship of the game. However, these betting activities surely are very disappointing for the sport as well as for the image of the Bangladesh Premier League. Also, this isn’t the first time an incident of this sort has been reported,  a couple of days ago, two bookies from India were caught in the stadium and detained by the police.

Akram Khan said that 2 men were first arrested in the gallery in the stadium itself and also they are Indian citizens. While the other two arrested and taken to the police station. He also stated that they were bailed and departed back to India after the betting incident.

“Two of them were arrested from gallery. You can contact with ACSU, both of them are Indian citizens,” said the statement made by Akram Khan according to quotes on bdcrictime

“Two more were arrested and taken to the police station prior to this incidence. They were bailed and departed for India later,” he added.