The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched a probe against certain private persons and “unknown public servants”. Based on reliable information, a network of individuals involved in betting are influencing the outcome of the Indian Premier League. IPL matches have allegedly been influenced based on inputs received from Pakistan. The individuals under investigation are reportedly based in Delhi, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Hyderabad.
The suspects are accused of running a pan-India network to entice people to gamble on the IPL. On Friday, the central agency filed two charges on the grounds of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery of the Indian Penal Code, and violation of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
“Reliable information has been received about a network of individuals involved in cricket betting. These individuals are influencing the outcome of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches based on inputs received from Pakistan. In the garb of betting related to IPL matches, they are cheating the general public by inducing them to bet,” the agency said in one of the First Information Reports (FIRs).
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“For this purpose, they have opened bank accounts using fake identities and know your customer documents. These bank accounts have been opened by submitting forged details without due diligence done by the bank officials,”
Furthermore, the CBI stated that a portion of the money acquired from the public in India for betting was also split by their connections in foreign nations via hawala transactions.
According to the CBI, the accused were in contact with one Pakistani individual called Waqas Malik. The suspect’s phone number was retrieved during the first inquiry.
Three persons – Dileep Kumar, Gurram Satish, and Gurram Vasu – were mentioned in the agency’s initial FIR. Furthermore, this racket has been involved in betting since 2013. The CBI claims that the accused’s account had transactions totalling roughly Rs. 10 crores.
In addition, the central agency named four people in the second FIR which was also filed on Friday. Sajjan Singh, Prabhu Lal Meena, Ram Avtar, and Amit Kumar Sharma, were named in addition to unknown government officials and private individuals. It is reported that these individuals were involved in IPL cricket betting since 2010. The transactions in the second case total close to one crore.
Officials who did not want to be identified claimed they are investigating a bigger conspiracy in the case.
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