Updated On: 16 September, 2025 09:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Police catch Kailash Salecha red-handed using illegal betting apps for facilitating gambling on Whatsapp chats; accused booked under Maharashtra Gambling Prohibition Act

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The Kandivli police and Zone XI DCP Sandeep Jadhav’s squad arrested one bookie for allegedly betting on Sunday night’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup match through illegal betting platforms. Police have identified the accused as Kailash Mangilal Salecha, a resident of Shankar Lane, Kandivli West.
According to police sources, around 8.40 pm on Sunday, the police, acting on a tip-off, raided a flat in the Aman Co-operative Housing Society in the Shankar Lane area. During the raid, they caught Salecha red-handed operating online betting activities through his mobile phone.