The Mumbai crime branch has arrested five bookies involved in an online betting racket linked to the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) from a flat in Kandivli, DCP (detection) Akbar Pathan said.

They have been identified as Abdul Kadri, 28, Milind Soni, 29, Manoj Lotalikar, 25, Roni Raichura, 34 and Yusuf Sumra, 51. Some of them are resident of Mumbai, while others hail from Rajkot and Delhi.