Police in Chennai have detained 6 alleged bookies for spot fixing and betting in IPL matches. Speaking to newspersons in Chennai today Crime Branch CID Superintendent of Police Rajeswari said raids were conducted in 13 places in the city following a tip off yesterday. She said six persons were arrested and 14 lakh rupees was seized from them following the raids. She assured a full fledged inquiry into the betting racket of IPL .

She said details of conversations in 12 mobile phones and landlines and many documents used in the betting office in Chennai are being examined by the Police. Eloborating the modus operandi of the racket, she said the head of gang, who was in Delhi decided the price during the match, while the rest of the gang members had operated as a big network. She said, there were connections in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Delhi as well.

Rajeshwari said no connection with players has been established so far but preliminary investigations revealed that the betting range was from 1000 rupees to several lakhs per Ball. Expecting more arrests , she said the betting happened on the 29th match and cases were booked for cheating, conspiracy and under Tamil Nadu Gaming Act.

Bookies, who were arrested by the Police included financiers Harish Bajaj, Narpath, Praveen Kumar, Deepak Bajaj Sunil Banjalal. Three others manged to escape with, when raids were conducted in the wee hours this morning.

The BCCI has called an Emergency Working
Committee meeting on Sunday. In a statement, the Board said the Working Committee will discuss, among other things,the fallout of the controversy emerged from IPL spot-fixing scandal.

As reported, a special cell of the Delhi police arrested India's pacer S.Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals teammates – Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan – yesterday for indulging in spot-fixing in at least three IPL matches with arrangements with bookies who have underworld connections abroad.They were sent to police custody for five days by a court for questioning.