The Kolkata Police on Sunday (November 2, 2025) busted a betting and match-fixing racket in the city, and arrested two individuals in relation to the crime. The betting ring was operating in the Premier Division of the Kolkata Football League.
“Acting on credible information, the Kolkata Police has busted a match-fixing and betting racket operating in the Premier Division of the Kolkata Football League. Two persons, including the president/manager of a city-based football club, have been arrested,” police officials said on Monday (November 3, 2025).
The accused and close associates, team manager Akash Das and media manager Rahul Saha of the Kolkata-based football team, Khidirpur Sporting, have been arrested. They were produced in court on Monday (November 3), and will remain in police custody till November 17.
“Kolkata Police got a few complaints that some team managers are fixing matches, setting score lines through betting rackets and earning huge sums of money. They have confessed to the crimes,” Joint Commissioner of Crime Rupesh Kumar said on Monday (November 3, 2025).
The initial investigation found that the accused had conspired to manipulate football matches, cheating the Indian Football Association in return for substantial financial gains.
