Ahmedabad police cracked cricket betting and ‘dabba trading’ scam worth₹2,000 crore. The State Monitoring Cell team has arrested the most wanted bookie, Deepak Thakkar, from Dubai. Thakkar, a resident of Deesa, was operating the betting racket from Dubai.

Thakkar, who was allegedly managing the entire racket from Dubai has been charged with fraud, forgery, conspiracy, and violations under the IT Act.

He was arrested in Dubai followed by a Red corner notice issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The police have gathered all the evidence against Thakkar and will now present him in court.

Who is Deepak Thakkar?

The 43-year-old Deepak Thakkar hails from Babara village in the Deesa Taluka of Banaskantha. He was running the betting operation through a ‘dabba trading’ application and managing the entire racket from Dubai. The money was reportedly transferred to Dubai through hawala channels.

Madhavpura Betting Scam

So far, 35 more accused have been arrested in the Madhavpura betting case. The PCB (Prevention of Crime Branch) raided Madhavpura and exposed Gujarat’s largest cricket betting and ‘dabba trading’ scam worth ₹2,000 crore.

However, due to the suspicious actions of the then Police Inspector of PCB, Taral Bhatt, the entire investigation of the case was handed over to the State Monitoring Cell. Previously, the police had arrested two accused named Parth Doshi and Dhaval Patel in this case.

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