Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Two persons have been arrested for running a cricket betting racket here, Kolkata Police said on Sunday.

Based on prior information, a team of the Kolkata Police conducted a raid at a residence in Rabindra Sarani and arrested Rajkumar Lihala, 54, and Amit Kumar Gupta, 24, on Saturday, an officer said.

Two mobile phones, a television and cash amounting to Rs 1,02,200 were recovered from their possession, the officer said.

--IANS bnd/pg/ksk