Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Teacher Arrested in Online Betting Racket; Cash Recovered
Imagine some people were running a secret online game where people bet money.
The police found out and started arresting people.
One of the people arrested was a teacher.
The police found a lot of money, over a crore rupees, hidden in the teacher's house and his in-laws' house.
They think the teacher was involved in the online gambling.
The police are still trying to find out if there's more money and who else was involved.
Police busted an online betting racket and recovered ₹1.34 crore.
A teacher, Apurba Sarkar, and another person, Kunal Das, were arrested in connection to the case.
The arrests were made in Gangtok.
Cash was recovered from Sarkar's house and his in-laws' residence.
Sarkar denies any involvement in the online gambling.
- Who
- Police, Apurba Sarkar, Kunal Das
- What
- Arrest and cash recovery related to an online betting racket
- When
- Saturday (arrests), Sunday evening (cash recovery)
- Where
- South Dinajpur, Gangtok, Raghunathpur
- Why
- Investigation into an online betting racket involving illegal gambling.
- Arrests
- Teacher Apurba Sarkar and Kunal Das
- Location of Arrests
- Gangtok
- Cash Recovered
- ₹1.34 crore
- Cash Locations
- Teacher's home and in-laws' home
- Mastermind
- Pintu Ghosh (suspected)