The CBI has filed two charges regarding the 2019 IPL fixing to investigate a betting network. They are alleging that a network of persons involved in cricket betting is affecting the outcome of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches based on input obtained from Pakistan.
In connection with the investigation, the CBI is conducting searches at four sites in Delhi, Rajasthan, and Hyderabad. They are defrauding the general people by enticing them to gamble on IPL matches under the guise of betting, the CBI claimed in the FIR.
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According to the federal investigation agency, the accused conspired with unknown bank personnel to create bank accounts using false names and Know Your Customer (KYC) papers for this reason. These accounts were reportedly established with false information, such as numerous birth dates, and without due investigation by bank staff.
A percentage of the money collected from the general public in India for such betting activities was transmitted to hawala partners in other countries. The alleged network of people has been involved in cricket betting since 2013, according to the FIR.
The financial activity of accused Dileep Kumar, a Delhi resident, and Gurram Satish, a Hyderabad resident, has also been found by the agency. The two and their accomplices connected with a Pakistan-based suspect called Waqas Malik over a Pakistani phone line.
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The FIR further states that domestic cash deposits in bank accounts that defy economic rationality are valued at over Rs 43 lakh from 2013 onwards in the case of Dileep Kumar. In a separate case, the CBI has charged Rajasthan residents Sajjan Singh, Prabhu Lal Meena, Ram Avtar, and Amit Kumar Sharma, as well as unnamed bank executives and other private individuals, with identical accusations.
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Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, and Ankeet Chavan, three cricketers from the Rajasthan squad, were detained by Delhi Police in 2013 on suspicion of accused spot-fixing. In addition, Mumbai Police arrested Vindu Dara Singh and Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of Chennai’s owner and now-ousted former BCCI president N Srinivasan, for suspected betting and having connections with bookmakers, in a similar case.
Rajasthan and Chennai were suspended for two years by the Supreme Court in 2015, and they were unable to compete in the IPL tournaments in 2016 and 2017. For the 2018 season, they returned to the competition.
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