Shinde congratulate Delhi police for busting IPL spot fixing
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday congratulated Delhi Police for busting the spot-fixing network in Indian Premier League and conducting investigation following which three cricketers and 11 bookies have been arrested.
“I congratulate the Delhi Police. Whenever they do good work, I appreciate them,” he said on the sidelines of a function here.
Asked about the underworld link in the betting racket, he said: “Police is investigating, it is a preliminary comment.”
Fast bowler S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were arrested with 11 bookies on Thursday for their involvement in spot-fixing.
The police said Pakistani links and involvement of the Mumbai underworld have surfaced during the investigation.