March 22, 2014 8:51 AM

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Voice samples of Meiyappan and Vindoo match in investigations of IPL betting scandal: Mumbai Police

In a significant development in the investigations of IPL betting scandal, the Mumbai Police has said that voice samples of Chennai Super Kings former official Gurunath Meiyappan and actor Vindoo Dara Singh matched with the tapped telephonic conversation in which they were allegedly discussing betting activities. A senior Crime Branch official said in Mumbai that Police, probing the scandal that surfaced in 2013 edition of the T20 league, recently received a forensic report which confirmed that the voice samples of Meiyappan and Vindoo matched with the tapped telephonic conversation between them during IPL matches; in which the duo was found discussing on possible outcome of the matches, team composition, pitch condition, weather and betting activities among others. In September last year, Meiyappan, the then Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings was charge sheeted along with Vindoo and 20 others in the IPL betting case for forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy. Meiyappan and Vindoo are presently on bail.

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