New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday submitted an interim reply on Umesh Goenka's plea in which he had alleged that he was forced to record his statement during the ongoing investigation in the IPL betting scandal. Goenka had alleged he was beaten up and forced to write the statement which said Rajasthan Royals' co-owner and actor Shilpa Shetty had asked him to bet in a particular Indian Premier League match.
Delhi Police's reply states that prima facie Goenka's allegations are untrue, sources said. The statement was made in front of the Metropolitan Magistrate and hence the plea casts negative aspersions on the judiciary, the reply states further. Goenka's plea will be next heard on July 2.
Goenka had mentioned in his statement that Shetty's husband and another RR co-owner Raj Kundra also placed bets through him in the IPL matches. The sources had said that the statements given by Goenka can be used as evidence. Questioning of Shetty also has not been ruled out, but the Delhi Police had claimed that they are verifying Goenka's statement first.
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06:11 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: Hotelier Vikram Aggarwal, arrested for his alleged role in the IPL betting scandal, was granted bail on Friday. He was arrested by the Crime Branch CID and was under the scanner for his links to Gurunath Meiyappan and allegedly allowing his hotel to be used for betting. Chennai-based hotelier was arrested on June 10 by the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID for his role in the IPL betting scandal....
04:25 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old engineering student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Nalgonda district, reportedly after he failed to repay loans taken to bet on cricket matches, the police said. Bhagyaraj, a fourth-year engineering student was found hanging from the roof of his room in Devarkonda town of Nalgonda this morning and is suspected to have resorted to the extreme step last night, a police officer said. A suicide note...
10:06 PM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra's aide Umesh Goenka who confessed about betting has moved the Sessions Court saying that the statement that he had given in front of the Magistrate was given under duress. Goenka claims that he was beaten up and forced to write the statement. The court has asked the Delhi Police's special cell to file a reply by Friday. Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar had...
03:42 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN, interim BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya said that the clean-up process of Indian cricket has started, but however, there's still some time left for the complete effect to take place. Adding to this, Dalmiya also said that cancellation of late-night parties for cricketers and banning of cheerleaders from tournaments is the right way to go forward and should act as a catalyst towards the entire clean-up of the ...
08:53 AM, Jun 11, 2013
Chennai: Chennai-based hotelier Vikram Aggarwal was arrested on Monday by the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID for his role in the IPL betting scandal. "We have been able to establish that he was gambling on IPL matches," said TN CB-CID DSP Venkatraman. Aggarwal appeared before the TN CB-CID today. The police said they have learnt that Aggarwal was in close contact with arrested bookie Kitty and that he used his hotel...
07:21 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Mumbai: On the day the Board of Cricket Control (BCCI) in India suspended Raj Kundra pending inquiry into the IPL scandal, the Rajasthan Royals' co-owner said he is "shocked, saddened and hurt" with the decision and that he "will fight the grounds of suspension". The decision to suspend Kundra was taken during the BCCI's emergent working committee meeting on Monday. Here is Kundra's full statement: All those who know me...
05:38 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: The Board has decided to bar cheerleaders and after-match parties for players and support staff besides ensuring a strict code of conduct to be followed by players and support staff, owners. The Board members discussed at length on how to restore the credibility of the game and drew up an action plan called 'Operation Clean-up' which envisages a series of measures to curb corruption in the IPL. It...
04:36 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: In a big blow to the Rajasthan Royals, the Board of Cricket Control in India has suspended the franchise's co-owner Raj Kundra pending inquiry into the IPL scandal. The decision was taken in the BCCI's emergent working committee meeting on Monday. Also the committee decided that the same probe panel, comprising of Justice R Balasubranian and Justice Jayaram T Chouta, which is inquiring into the IPL spot-fixing case...
01:07 PM, Jun 10, 2013
Chennai: City-based hotelier Vikram Aggarwal on Monday appeared before the Crime Branch-CID of the Tamil Nadu Police after summons were issued to him in connection with the IPL betting case, police said. After he failed to appear before the CB-CID, fresh summons had been issued on Friday. Aggarwal, who is allegedly linked with IPL-betting and allowed some bookies to operate from his hotels, had earlier sought time to appear before...
12:38 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: In more trouble for the Indian Premier League, the BCCI's emergent working committee meeting will be held in Delhi on Monday and sources have told CNN-IBN that some key decisions are on the cards. According to sources, the BCCI is considering suspending Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra pending an inquiry after the Delhi Police claimed he had confessed to betting. Sources also say the BCCI might set up...
08:38 AM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Crisis-ridden IPL team Rajasthan Royals and its under-fire co-owner Raj Kundra's future hangs in the balance as the BCCI's Emergent Working Committee meets here on Monday to deliberate on the IPL spot-fixing and betting scam and take action, if required. The Board's head of the interim arrangement, Jagmohan Dalimya, was forced to call the meeting after the Delhi Police claimed that Kundra, a minority shareholder in Rajasthan Royal,...
12:47 PM, Jun 09, 2013
New Delhi: Under-fire Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra on Saturday wished his Bollywood actress wife Shilpa Shetty a happy birthday and apologised for the disturbing developments in the past few days that saw the two being dragged into the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Businessman Kundra, who is a British national, was caught in the betting net when Police claimed that he has confessed to have placed bets in IPL matches. Writing...
12:45 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan has broken his silence on the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal. While speaking to national daily Hindustan times, Shah Rukh said that it is undignified for owners to misuse rules. "I think as a team owner one should not indulge in all these practices even if you are a betting person by nature. If you're an owner, you're aware of all the...
11:16 AM, Jun 08, 2013
Mumbai: An embattled Raj Kundra, co-owner of Rajasthan Royals team, who is facing accusations of betting on IPL matches, on Friday claimed innocence and said he would be willing to forfeit his shares in the franchise if found guilty. "I was called by Delhi Police since I am a minority shareholder of Rajasthan Royals and a few questions were put to me to which I have satisfactorily answered," Kundra, husband...
11:29 PM, Jun 07, 2013
New Delhi: Actress Shilpa Shetty placed bets of Rs one lakh for an IPL match, Delhi Police claimed on Friday even as investigators said they do not believe her husband and co-owner of Rajasthan Royals Raj Kundra's statement that he lost Rs one crore in betting. Kundra and Shilpa have denied allegations against them. Police sources said they may quizz Kundra again and call Shilpa for questioning if there is...
08:36 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Bangalore: Tallam Venkatesh, whose name is doing the rounds for the BCCI treasurer's post, on Friday backed N Srinivasan, saying it would be "unfair" to put the Board President in firing line just because his relative is allegedly involved in betting. "If his son-in-law does something, can we claim he (Srinivasan) is also involved (in the IPL spot-fixing mess)?. Let us be fair to him. He has brought cricket to...
07:25 PM, Jun 07, 2013
In view of the developments in the IPL spot-fixing and betting probe, should the Gambling Act be reviewed so that some of the ambiguities are removed? Sports lawyer Gaurang Kanth joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. India is nation of laws, poorly drafted randomly enforced agree? Gambling is the birth right of politicians, Bollywood actors, and captain of indian industries, and hence the new law if...
06:06 PM, Jun 07, 2013
New Delhi: Facing accusations of betting in the Indian Premier League matches, Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra on Friday appointed noted criminal lawyer Majeed Memon to defend his case. Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar had said after interrogation that Kundra had admitted to betting in IPL matches. But Kundra, whose passport has been seized, remained defiant and said that the truth will come out. "I have now appointed Mr Majeed...
05:57 PM, Jun 07, 2013
If it is established that Raj Kundra was indeed placing bets on matches involving his team Rajasthan Royals, the future of the franchise too comes under a cloud. ...
03:10 PM, Jun 07, 2013
