3 players of Rajasthan Royals are in police custody on charges of match fixing

The Dhaka Times Desk 11 gamblers including 3 Rajasthan Royals players Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankit Chavan have been accused by the IPL administration of spot-fixing. Sreesanth and two others have been arrested by the Delhi Police. Seven gamblers were also arrested. On Thursday, the Delhi Police said that they have information that Mumbai's underworld is connected with the incident. Meanwhile, in the preliminary interrogation of the police, the arrested said that some other players in the IPL are involved in cheating. Read more…

Sreesanth told the police about spot-fixing in every match i.e. gamblers pay players Rs 60 lakh per over to play as per their instructions. There is evidence that Sreesanth has given more runs in his overs at the behest of gamblers. Meanwhile, another arrested bowler of Rajasthan Royals, Abhijit Chandila, said that their third bowler Ankit Chauhan took 60 lakh rupees from gamblers for spot-fixing per over.

A special team of the Delhi Police arrested Sreesanth from his friend's house, and the other two players from their team hotel. The three men were arrested in a night raid after the Mumbai Indians-Rajasthan Royals match. Police sources said the accused were already under police surveillance, but they did not know about it.

Meanwhile, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said that he will talk about the matter when he gets the complete information.

Last year BCCI banned several players from IPL for spot fixing. However, there was no national team player among them.
স্পট ফিক্সিং এর বিষয়ে রাজস্থান রয়্যালস বলেছে, “এ ঘটনায় আমরা উদ্বিগ্ন।”

রাজস্থান রয়্যালসের প্রধান কর্মকর্তা রাঘু ইয়ার বলেন “গত রাতে আমাদের টিমের ৩ খেলোয়াড়কে পুলিশ গ্রেপ্তার করেছে এবং আমরা পুলিশকে তদন্তে সাহায্য করেছি।” তিনি আরো বলেন, “আমাদের দলের ৩ খেলোয়াড়কে পুলিশ গ্রেপ্তার করায় এবং তাদের স্টেটমেন্ট দেখে আমরা অবাক হলাম, আমরা আইপিএলে এ ধরনের ফিক্সিং নিয়ে বিসিসিআই কে অফিসিয়ালি অবহিত করব। যাতে ভবিষ্যতে আইপিএল এ ধরনের ফিক্সিং থেকে নিরাপদে থাকে, এবং আমরা আইন প্রয়োগকারি সংস্থাকে সর্বাত্মক সহযোগিতা করে যাব তাদের তদন্তের স্বার্থে। ”

Meanwhile, in a statement BCCI said in an initial response, those involved in spot fixing will be banned subject to evidence. Delhi Police said in a press conference that an estimated Rs 40,000 crore worth of spot-fixing has so far taken place in the Mumbai underworld around the IPL.

Reference: India Today