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| IPL spot-fixing: Delhi Police invok |
| IPL spot-fixing: Delhi Police invokes MCOCA provisions against Sreesanth, others
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| INDIA
, 4-June-2013
5:44:39 AM |
| In fresh trouble for Shanthakumaram Sreesanth and other cricketers, who have been arrested in connection with spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Delhi Police has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against them.
MCOCA, enacted in 1994, is invoked against organised crime syndicates. The provisions under MCOCA will make it more difficult for Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila and alleged bookies to get bail.
Arguing in the court, the Delhi Police said they have evidence to show that the organized crime syndicate, especially the Mumbai-based underworld and their bosses based abroad, are involved in spot-fixing. The police told the court that orders were coming from abroad, that the money was being generated in India but flowing outside.
The court has extended the judicial custody of the cricketers and other accused till June 18, but is yet to decide on whether to charge them under MCOCA and begin the trial.
Sreesanth was arrested on May 16 from Mumbai along with team mates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan. Police allege the players deliberately bowled badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars after striking deals with bookmakers.
The Mumbai Police had raided a hotel on the night of May 17 and had recovered a laptop, mobile phones, iPads and Rs. 72,000 in cash from the two rooms where Sreesanth and an alleged bookie Jiju Janardhan stayed. Diaries, written in English and Malayalam, were also recovered from the cricketer's room; cops said several of the entries were made by Sreesanth himself.
The multi-billion-dollar IPL has changed the landscape of world cricket with its mix of sport, Bollywood glamour, and American-style cheerleaders and television advertising breaks.
While it makes big money, the tournament has been dogged by allegations of money-laundering and tax evasion, as well as secret deals to hide teams' real owners.
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