New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals' player Siddharth Trivedi, who was made a prosecution witness by Delhi Police in the spot-fixing scandal, admitted to have taken money from bookies which he later returned after a sting scare in 2012.
As per reports, Trivedi, in a statement given to Delhi police admitted he had taken Rs 3 lakh - in sums of Rs 1 lakh and Rs 2 lakh from alleged bookies Deepak Sharma and Sunil Bhatia. Trivedi also claimed that he returned the money because he was scared when a sting operation trapped seven players last year. He said the sting was an "eye-opener" and he severed all contact with the duo.
Earlier, Trivedi, 30, had revealed during his questioning by Delhi police that he was asked by several bookies to spot fix matches in 2012. "Bhatia and Sharma had offered him money for the 2012 IPL, but he declined," an official had said on May 31.
Trivedi was contacted by former Rajasthan Royals player Amit Singh for the first time in 2010. Singh was arrested as a bookie in the IPL spot fixing. During a J.P. Atray Memorial Cricket tournament played in Chandigarh in September 2010, Trivedi was contacted by some bookies -- including Deepak Kumar, who has been arrested by Delhi Police....
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09:23 AM, Jun 20, 2013
New Delhi: The Police custody of suspended Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ajit Chandila in the IPL spot-fixing case will end on Thursday. Chandila was on Monday send to a three-day police custody by a Delhi court. The police on Monday informed the court that the questioning of bookies Ramesh Vyas, Sunil Bhatia and Feroze Ansari had revealed more information about the player-bookie nexus. The Delhi Police had opposed bail for Chandila...
06:25 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Mumbai: Vindoo Dara Singh was spotted on the sets of 'Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya' dressed as a woman. The actor, who was recently in news for his alleged involvement in spot-fixing in IPL, looked relaxed and happily posed for the camera with co-actor Rajpal Yadav. The actor, who was arrested due to the case, is out on bail. (Pictures by Yogen Shah) ...
11:50 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Suspended Rajasthan Royals cricketer Ajit Chandila has been sent to a three-day police custody by a Delhi court in the IPL spot-fixing case. Chandila's interrogation will now take place under the provisions of MCOCA in the case. The police told the court that the questioning of bookies Ramesh Vyas, Sunil Bhatia and Feroze Ansari has revealed more information about the player-bookie nexus. The Delhi Police had opposed bail...
03:59 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: The bail pleas of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila and four others have been adjourned till June 17 by the Saket court in New Delhi on Saturday. They had moved the court along with players S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan, which was opposed by the police. The Delhi Police has opposed bail for Chandila, saying he is a "key conspirator" in the fixing case and acted at the...
03:52 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: The bail pleas of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila and four others accused of spot-fixing IPL matches will be heard by a court in Delhi on Saturday. The Delhi Police has opposed bail for Chandila, saying he is a "key conspirator" in the fixing case and acted at the behest of a syndicate run by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The Delhi Police told the court on Friday that...
09:17 AM, Jun 15, 2013
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....
06:11 PM, Jun 14, 2013
In the wake of the recent spot-fixing scandal which tarnished the image of Indian cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will start their education programme for young players in the country. The BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) will educate the players from various age groups, who will attend sessions with officers from the ACSU during the ongoing National Cricket Academy camps. "The anti-corruption unit of...
12:26 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Nearly a month since the first dramatic arrests were made, are the IPL probes running out of steam? The accused cricketers are out on bail and cases against team bosses under suspicion appear to be floundering. ...
08:23 PM, Jun 13, 2013
New Delhi: Sacked Rajasthan Royals player Ankeet Chavan, who is out on bail after being arrested for alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Thursday said he is hoping to get a positive verdict from the judiciary to restart his cricketing career. "I am happy to be back home. Thanks to judiciary for granting me bail," said Ankeet. The 27-year-old refused to comment on the case against him. "I...
11:46 AM, Jun 13, 2013
London: Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif has lost an appeal against his conviction for spot-fixing. The Court of Appeal in London said on Wednesday there weren't "any grounds, arguable or otherwise, for attacking the safety of the convictions of this applicant." Asif served half of a 12-month sentence for his involvement in a plot with two fellow Pakistan internationals to bowl deliberate no-balls during a Test match against England in 2010....
06:21 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
Kochi: Former India pacer S. Sreesanth, arrested for his role in alleged spot fixing in the IPL and released from jail on Tuesday, arrived here to a tumultuous welcome from hundreds of fans who were waiting at the Kochi airport since early Wednesday. A battery of journalists, press photographers and TV cameramen were seen jostling for space as soon as Sreesanth, who was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail Tuesday night,...
12:39 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Cricketer S Sreesanth, who is out on bail after being arrested for being allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing case, says that he is confident of getting a clean chit in the case. "Even my enemies should not suffer this fate," Sreesanth, who arrived here this morning at the nearby Nedumbassery airport from Delhi, said. ...
11:30 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Kochi: Suspended Rajasthan Royals player S Sreesanth arrived in Kochi on Wednesday morning after being released from Tihar Jail in the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Sreesanth on Wednesday said, "I don't want to explain anything. I love this game. You guys should believe me. My teammates were in touch, I would like to thank Rajasthan Royals, BCCI and Kerala Cricket Association. I am happy that I am home. My dream is...
10:46 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Kochi: Claiming innocence and expressing faith in the judiciary, India Test pacer S Sreesanth, who was released on bail after being arrested for alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Wednesday said he is hopeful of making a comeback to the national side. Sreesanth, who is out on bail after being arrested for being allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing case, said he was confident of getting a clean...
10:36 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Suspended Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan walked out on bail from Tihar Jail late on Tuesday evening. All the other accused who were also granted bail in connection with with the IPL spot-fixing scandal walked out of jail on Tuesday. While granting bail two days ago, the Delhi court came down heavily on Delhi Police for not being able to provide adequate evidence to book...
08:19 AM, Jun 12, 2013
After spending 26 days behind bars in IPL spot-fixing case, cricketer Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday night along with Ankit Chavan and 17 others. ...
11:55 PM, Jun 11, 2013
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11:50 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Former BCCI president I.S. Bindra on Tuesday said that he had written a letter to current head of interim group Jagmohan Dalmiya ahead of Monday's Working Committee demanding suspension of controversial franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. "I had written to Jagmohan Dalmiya before the working committee meeting about suspending the two franchises. The issue was raised on the floor of Working Committee. Mr Dalmiya said that...
09:49 PM, Jun 11, 2013
