ice Special Cell arrested one of the most wanted accused in the tainted IPL spot-fixing case. The arrestee surrendered himself before a Delhi court and has been sent to 10-day police custody.
A source in special cell said, ‘The accused has been identified as Sanjay Aggarwal, alias Chottu Nagpur (45), who hails from Jaipur. He was one of the fixers who established contact with players from the Rajasthan Royals franchise, who were arrested for spot-fixing the IPL-6 matches.’
Chottu was also wanted by the Mumbai Crime Branch over charges over money laundering charges. In this regard, a non-bailable warrant was also issued against him. The source added that Chottu is a close associate of the arrested bookie, Ashwini Aggarwal, alias Tinku Mandi, who was the right hand man of the underworld Don, Dawood Ibrahim.
He was also in touch with the tainted players. After the recent arrest of Amit Kishore Jishani from Maharshtra, a special cell team got a tip-off about Chottu’s hide-outs. On the basis of which, several raids were being conducted to nab him from his possible hide-outs.
At around 10 am on Wednesday, Chottu, fearing arrest, soon preferred to surrender himself before the Patiala Court. The court then informed senior officials of special cell, who were investigating the IPL-spot fixing scandal. The team demanded police custody of Chottu to learn his role in the scandal. Also, during interrogation, the team wanted to seek information about other absconding accused that still remain on the wanted list.
Sanjeev Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (special cell) said, ‘On Wednesday after he surrendered, the court has sent him for 10 days police custody that is till 21 December.’
Apart from fixing the IPL matches, following the directions of Tinku Mandi, he along with his brother Rajesh Agarwal placed wagers worth Rs 200 crore on www.betfair.com. After gaining massive winnings, the money from betting, the duo used to deposit the money in a British bank. Further the money was routed back to India through the Hawala system.
A source in special cell said, ‘The accused has been identified as Sanjay Aggarwal, alias Chottu Nagpur (45), who hails from Jaipur. He was one of the fixers who established contact with players from the Rajasthan Royals franchise, who were arrested for spot-fixing the IPL-6 matches.’
Chottu was also wanted by the Mumbai Crime Branch over charges over money laundering charges. In this regard, a non-bailable warrant was also issued against him. The source added that Chottu is a close associate of the arrested bookie, Ashwini Aggarwal, alias Tinku Mandi, who was the right hand man of the underworld Don, Dawood Ibrahim.
He was also in touch with the tainted players. After the recent arrest of Amit Kishore Jishani from Maharshtra, a special cell team got a tip-off about Chottu’s hide-outs. On the basis of which, several raids were being conducted to nab him from his possible hide-outs.
At around 10 am on Wednesday, Chottu, fearing arrest, soon preferred to surrender himself before the Patiala Court. The court then informed senior officials of special cell, who were investigating the IPL-spot fixing scandal. The team demanded police custody of Chottu to learn his role in the scandal. Also, during interrogation, the team wanted to seek information about other absconding accused that still remain on the wanted list.
Sanjeev Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (special cell) said, ‘On Wednesday after he surrendered, the court has sent him for 10 days police custody that is till 21 December.’
Apart from fixing the IPL matches, following the directions of Tinku Mandi, he along with his brother Rajesh Agarwal placed wagers worth Rs 200 crore on www.betfair.com. After gaining massive winnings, the money from betting, the duo used to deposit the money in a British bank. Further the money was routed back to India through the Hawala system.