LUCKNOW, May 2 -- A group of over 100 government teachers of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad region are suspected to be involved in betting on the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches.

Police sources confirmed the government teachers of Moradabad, Bijnor and Hapur districts have come under scanner based on mobile call details and betting records maintained by the betting racket operators and further probe into the matter is in progress.

"The suspicion grew while exploring the nexus involved in the IPL betting racket was unearthed in the city on April 11 recently," confirmed Kuldeep Kumar Gupta, circle officer, Civil Lines, Moradabad.

He said among the nine people arrested from a flat in Civil Lines while operating the betting ...