IN PICS: 5 Arrested For Betting During Mumbai Indians-Kings XI Punjab IPL Match; More Than Rs 40,000 And Laptop Seized

Mumbai Indians players Krunal Pandy and Rohit Sharma celebrate the wicket of Kings XI Punjab batsman Karun Nair during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match. team Captain Rohit Sharma scored the most runs for Mumbai Indians in the 13th match of the IPL 2020. Image (PTI)

Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Kings XI Punjab, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The Match was won by MI by 48 runs. Image (PTI)

Five people were arrested by Mumbai Crime Branch for betting during Mumbai Indians-Kings XI Punjab IPL match. Image (ANI)

A report by ANI says that Wasim Hanif Valiani, Hanif Hasam Soratia, Shoaib Zia-ul-Haq Ansari, Sameer Salim Pawar and Firoz Motorwala were arrested after a raid was conducted in at Bombay Timber market near Reay Road. Image(ANI)

Rs 44,000, a laptop, 9 mobiles & a wi-fi router have also been seized from the accused during the raid. Image (ANI)

The report also says that the raid was conducted based on confidential information by Sanjay Nikumbhe of Crime Branch Unit 2. Image (ANI)