Guwahati (Assam), May 27: The Enforcement Directorate bowled a googly at a sprawling IPL betting syndicate Tuesday night, raiding dens in Guwahati, Tinsukia and New Delhi and walking out with Rs 13 lakh in cash, three swank SUVs, and a trove of encrypted betting trails.
Armed with the PMLA, ED teams struck multiple addresses after midnight, chasing a money trail tied to Guwahati Crime Branch cases against Deepesh Bajoria, Ronak Bajoria, Rajesh Jain and others booked under the IPC and the Assam Game and Betting Act, 1970. The net widened in March 2026 when Tinsukia police lodged two fresh FIRs against Bikash Beria, Nitin Beria, Suprit Biswas and associates, exposing a larger web of interlinked bookies.
Investigators say the group ran a slick, tiered betting machine around IPL matches. Bets flowed through WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram and shadowy offshore portals, settled in cash, UPI and bank transfers. The winnings were washed through relatives and frontmen in Assam and Delhi to masquerade as clean money.
The raids hit the homes of Deepesh Bajoria, Ronak Bajoria, Rajesh Jain, Vikash Agarwal, Suprit Biswas, Bikash Beria, Nitin Beria and Durga Prasad Beria. A Guwahati lounge branded “Roycee”, once “Playboy”, was also turned inside out.
ED officials pulled out phones and drives stuffed with coded ledgers, chat logs and digital footprints. Alongside the Rs 13 lakh haul, a Mercedes-Benz, an MG Hector and a Toyota Fortuner allegedly bought with betting cash were impounded. Key bank accounts used to funnel the racket’s money now stand frozen.
The agency said the match isn’t over yet. More searches and arrests are likely as the probe deepens.
