NEW DELHI: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly live streaming
T20 World Cup
cricket matches on dummy websites for betting purposes, according to a Gujarat police official.
The arrests were made following a probe initiated by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch after complaints were received about illegal transmission, rebroadcast, telecast, download, and streaming of these matches, causing financial loss to Star India Private Limited, which holds the streaming rights.
The server used for the illegal streaming was traced by cyber crime personnel to Divyanshu Patel, a resident of Unjha in Mehsana district, who was subsequently arrested. The authorities seized three computer CPUs, four monitors, a laptop, an iPad, six routers, international debit cards, and mobile phones.
"We seized three computer CPUs, four monitors, a laptop, an iPad, six routers, international debit cards and mobile phones. Patel had bought web domain ss247.life which was used to upload cricket matches on different dummy websites with the help of co-accused Mukesh Patel. Another accused Subham Patel, who is now settled in Canada, took care of further processing of the videos," new agency PTI quoted a police statement as saying.
"The three received the live streaming of the games from one Azhar Amin, a Pakistani national. All four were constantly in touch. They provided the streaming service to websites such as magicwin366.net that were used for illegal cricket betting. The banks accounts linked to the website were bogus and were opened in names of different residents of Ahmedabad by private bank employee Akash Goswami, who too has been arrested," as per police.
Individuals based in Canada, Dubai, Pakistan, and other countries are reportedly linked to the illegal streaming of cricket matches, and further investigation into the entire racket is underway, according to the police official.
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