Rajasthan Royals files written complaint, Ranji player detained
21 May 2013 2:00 PM IST
Rajasthan Royals has lodged a written complaint with the Special Cell of Delhi police in the spot fixing case. Meanwhile, a Ranji player, identified as Babu Rao Yadav, has been detained as his name figured in the taped conversations regarding spot fixing. ‘No other First Information Report (FIR) will be lodged separately in the spot fixing scandal. Rajasthan Royals’ complaint has been added to the previous FIR which was registered on 9 May,’ said the officer.
According to the officer, Delhi police has also recovered Rs 20 lakh from the Palwal house of a relative of arrested Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila. The officer said that they have also sent the voice samples of the two arrested bookies, Manan and Jiju, and Chandila to the Delhi-based Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Monday to match their recorded voice conversation during the alleged fixing. BCCI’s anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani on Monday held a meeting with top Delhi police officials, who are investigating the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League. Sawani, who has been appointed by the BCCI as commissioner of inquiry to probe the spot-fixing allegations, said the cricket board has assured the Delhi police of providing all possible assistance in their investigation.
‘I had a fruitful meeting with Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and other top officials. The BCCI has assured Delhi police of its co-operation,’ Sawani told reporters after the meeting.
‘Asked about whether the Delhi police investigation is going on beyond the three arrested cricketers, Sawani chose not to react.
‘I am not at liberty to discuss anything more with you at this stage,’ he said.
Sawani said the BCCI has initiated an internal inquiry to probe into the allegations of spot-fixing but refused to set any deadline for the submission of his report.
‘We will hold out a separate disciplinary inquiry and once I submit my report to the disciplinary committee, the BCCI will take appropriate action based on my report. I can’t give you a definite timeframe. It will take some time to collect all the evidences in this matter,’ he said. Sawani also refused to share any further information with the media as it ‘could affect my inquiry’. ‘Any information that I have, I cannot share it with the media because it could affect my inquiry,’ he said.
The meeting between ACSU chief Sawani and Delhi police officals lasted for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, Police sources said Ranji player Babu Rao Yadav, who was in the Railways team, was picked up for questioning from Delhi early on Monday. ‘He is being questioned. It was he who allegedly arranged a meeting between Chandila and bookie Sunil Bhatia, who have already been arrested.’ ‘Yadav’s name figured in the taped conversations. He will be arrested if we find he is involved in it,’ a senior police official said.
IPL SCAM: NO PRESSURE ON US, SAYS DELHI POLICE COMMISSIONER
Delhi police on Monday said there was no pressure on them to go soft on the three Rajasthan Royals players accused of spot-fixing.
‘There is no pressure whatsoever and, in any case, even if there is, any pressure we are going to take this probe to its logical end, come what may,’ Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar told a news channel after meeting BCCI’s anti-corruption unit head Ravi Sawani.
S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan-all playing for the Rajasthan Royals,were arrested in Mumbai late on Wednesday night by Delhi police for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held an emergency meeting on Sunday in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal and set up a panel to probe it.
It also decided that agents of all players will now need to be accredited with the board while an official of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), along with a security officer, will be assigned to each IPL team for its regulation.
The Rajasthan Royals management, who were invited for the meeting, expressed their intention to file a police complaint against the tainted trio. ‘We will share the information only with the permission of the court,’ he said.
According to the officer, Delhi police has also recovered Rs 20 lakh from the Palwal house of a relative of arrested Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila. The officer said that they have also sent the voice samples of the two arrested bookies, Manan and Jiju, and Chandila to the Delhi-based Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Monday to match their recorded voice conversation during the alleged fixing. BCCI’s anti-corruption unit chief Ravi Sawani on Monday held a meeting with top Delhi police officials, who are investigating the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the Indian Premier League. Sawani, who has been appointed by the BCCI as commissioner of inquiry to probe the spot-fixing allegations, said the cricket board has assured the Delhi police of providing all possible assistance in their investigation.
‘I had a fruitful meeting with Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar and other top officials. The BCCI has assured Delhi police of its co-operation,’ Sawani told reporters after the meeting.
‘Asked about whether the Delhi police investigation is going on beyond the three arrested cricketers, Sawani chose not to react.
‘I am not at liberty to discuss anything more with you at this stage,’ he said.
Sawani said the BCCI has initiated an internal inquiry to probe into the allegations of spot-fixing but refused to set any deadline for the submission of his report.
‘We will hold out a separate disciplinary inquiry and once I submit my report to the disciplinary committee, the BCCI will take appropriate action based on my report. I can’t give you a definite timeframe. It will take some time to collect all the evidences in this matter,’ he said. Sawani also refused to share any further information with the media as it ‘could affect my inquiry’. ‘Any information that I have, I cannot share it with the media because it could affect my inquiry,’ he said.
The meeting between ACSU chief Sawani and Delhi police officals lasted for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, Police sources said Ranji player Babu Rao Yadav, who was in the Railways team, was picked up for questioning from Delhi early on Monday. ‘He is being questioned. It was he who allegedly arranged a meeting between Chandila and bookie Sunil Bhatia, who have already been arrested.’ ‘Yadav’s name figured in the taped conversations. He will be arrested if we find he is involved in it,’ a senior police official said.
IPL SCAM: NO PRESSURE ON US, SAYS DELHI POLICE COMMISSIONER
Delhi police on Monday said there was no pressure on them to go soft on the three Rajasthan Royals players accused of spot-fixing.
‘There is no pressure whatsoever and, in any case, even if there is, any pressure we are going to take this probe to its logical end, come what may,’ Delhi police commissioner Neeraj Kumar told a news channel after meeting BCCI’s anti-corruption unit head Ravi Sawani.
S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan-all playing for the Rajasthan Royals,were arrested in Mumbai late on Wednesday night by Delhi police for alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) held an emergency meeting on Sunday in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal and set up a panel to probe it.
It also decided that agents of all players will now need to be accredited with the board while an official of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU), along with a security officer, will be assigned to each IPL team for its regulation.
The Rajasthan Royals management, who were invited for the meeting, expressed their intention to file a police complaint against the tainted trio. ‘We will share the information only with the permission of the court,’ he said.
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