Cricketer S. Sreesanth and 10 others have been remanded to 5 day police custody in the alleged IPL spot-fixing case. The court also sent four other arrested bookies to judicial custody till the 4th of next month. Earlier in the day, he was taken to Jaipur as part of the probe into spot-fixing allegations. Rajasthan Royals had yesterday filed a complaint with Delhi police against Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan, for indulging in unfair means and breaching the contract.
Delhi Police said that the arrested Rajasthan Royals player Sreesanth had purchased clothes worth of around 2 lakh rupees in Mumbai before 15th May IPL match. Police sources said that Sreesanth also used spot fixing money to gift Blackberry to his girlfriend. Sources said that Sreesanth is likely to face charges of criminal breach of trust under IPC section.
Meanwhile, Pune Warriors India have announced withdrawal from the IPL.
The first incidence of bollywood connection in the IPL spot fixing case came to light today after actor Vindu Dara Singh was arrested by Mumbai Police and remanded to police custody till 24th of May. 49-year-old Vindu, son of late bollywood actor Dara Singh has been booked under various sections of the IPC related to cheating and forgery. According to Mumbai Police, Vindu’s call records showed that he was in constant contact with arrested bookie Ramesh Vyas, absconding bookie Jupiter, Pawan Jaipur and others. The Crime Branch insisted that Vindoo's custodial interrogation was necessary to establish the chain of people involved in the spot fixing racket as the actor was not only betting himself but was also aiding the bookies.
During IPL 6, Vindu, winner of Big Boss 3, was consistently spotted watching IPL matches, most prominent being the Mumbai-Chennai match on 6th April and attending post-match parties.
Meanwhile, along with Vindu, Mumbai Police have also arrested two more people today. A hawala operator Alpesh Patel and Prem Taneja have been arrested for their alleged links with the bookies. The Mumbai Police have also recovered a cash of Rupees 1.28 crores from the premises of Alpesh Patel. These two were also produced before Metropolitan Magistrate M N Saleem and have been remanded to police custody till 24th of May. A total of nine people have now been arrested by the Mumbai Police in the spot fixing case.
