Sri Sathya Sai district police conducted a raid in Madakasira town and arrested four people allegedly involved in organising cricket betting. Police seized ₹7.2 lakh in cash and two mobile phones during an operation near Junior College Grounds on Wednesday.

Superintendent of Police (SP) S. Satish Kumar told the media here on Thursday that the raid was carried out by Madakasira Urban and Rural police, supervised by Deputy SP (Penukonda) Narasingappa, as part of a district-wide drive against gambling and betting activities.

The accused were identified as R. Satish Kumar (49), N. Devaraju (44), Jabbal Irfan (40) and M. Sudheer Reddy (40). A case has been registered under Section 9(1) of the A.P. Gaming Act at Madakasira UPS police station.

The SP warned that stringent action would be taken against organised betting and online gambling rackets.