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IPL controversy: How bookies are turning 'honest' to get out of jail
Updated On: 29 April, 2014 08:15 AM IST | | Vinay Dalvi
<p>They now use SIM cards registered in their own names to evade forgery charges if arrested; also communicate via WhatsApp and BBM to avoid being held in the first place</p>

With the last IPL proving to be a disaster for bookies in the city and in Delhi in terms of rackets busted and arrests made, the ever-ingenious lot have come up with new ways to keep the cops guessing this time around. One particularly clever method involves bookies registering and using SIM cards in their own names.

Police sources say social media, WhatsApp, BBM, and Facebook messenger are a huge hit with punters, as they get to conduct their business in relative privacy. Representational pic
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