DHAKA: Three persons were arrested from a flat in Kolambe area of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka state of India on charges of betting during a cricket World Cup match between India-Bangladesh.

Police said on Friday, reports The Times of India.

A police team raided the flat Thursday evening and first took into custody a man who was there and the others were picked up based on the information obtained from him, they said.

Indian Rupee 3.88 lakh, a television set, four mobile phones and a diary among others have been recovered from their possession, police said.

The arrested persons were later produced before the court and remanded in judicial custody, they added.

BDST:  1540 HRS, MAR 18, 2015