Article 619CT Not cricket: fake ‘IPL’ tournament on farm dupes Russian gamblers

Not cricket: fake ‘IPL’ tournament on farm dupes Russian gamblers

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Agence France-Presse in Ahmedabad
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Indian police say gang went to great lengths in betting scam reminiscent of the 1973 film The Sting

A gang set up a fake Indian Premier League" tournament with farm labourers acting as players to dupe Russian punters in a betting scam reminiscent of the 1973 film The Sting.

The so-called Indian Premier Cricket League" reached the quarter-final stage before the racket was busted by police in India.

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