Seven policemen including an Inspector, two Sub-Inspectors, a head constable and three constables working in two different police stations have been booked for criminal activities.
Five policemen attached to Sadashivanagar police station have been suspended for abetting a cricket betting racket and cases were booked against them.
A senior police official said that all the five policemen including two PSIs and three constables were linked to a cricket betting ring. Their involvement came to light during the raid carried out on the betting racket. Preliminary investigations revealed their links and the accused police personnel were suspended, cases booked and a detailed departmental inquiry is ordered , a senior police officer said.