According to the most recent information, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed their satisfaction with the arrest of individuals who are claimed to have been engaged in fixing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently acquired information suggesting that the outcomes of the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) gambling market was affected and that these influences originated from Pakistan. Despite the fact that BCCI has failed to provide any information on this matter, the board is prepared to take legal action against all of those involved.
It is important to point out that the CBI has arrested 7 people on allegations of match-fixing in accordance with two different investigations into the 2019 Indian Premier League. CBI also said that it had obtained information from sources in Pakistan in its statement. According to the sources, the investigative committee has begun its inquiry on a national scale and has examined locations in towns such as Jodhpur, Jaipur, Delhi, and Hyderabad.
Betting activities based in foreign countries using hawala transactions: FIR
“We have had no information about any corrupt activity and if the CBI comes into the picture, it is good for us. The truth will come out,” said a BCCI member. It is worth noting that it is not the initial occasion that a scandal involving match-fixing has surfaced in the prestigious T20 league.
In 2013, 3 cricketers for the Rajasthan Royals, along with a former member of India’s national cricket team S. Sreesanth, were detained for their suspected participation in match-fixing. In addition, the teams Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were banned from competing for the duration of the 2016 and 2017 seasons after it was discovered that the teams’ owners were active in match-fixing and betting.
Meantime, those responsible for the current case have been identified as follows: Dileep Kumar (arrested in Delhi), Sajjan Singh, Prabhu Lal Meena, Ram Avtar, and Amit Kumar Sharma (from Rajasthan), Gurram Vasu, and Gurram Satish (arrested in Hyderabad).
“In the garb of betting related to IPL matches, they are cheating the general public by inducing them for betting. A part of the money received from the general public in India for such betting activities was also shared with associates based in foreign countries using hawala transactions. As per the information, the said network of individuals are involved in cricket betting since 2013,” the CBI said in the FIR.
