Match-fixing scandal in cricket again, CBI files case against three, finds links to Pakistani bookies

NEW DELHI: After a break, the match-fixing controversy is once again gripping Indian cricket. The CBI has registered a case against three persons in this connection. The CBI has filed an FIR against Dileep Kumar, a native of Rohini, Delhi and Gurram Vasu and Gurram Sathish, both from Hyderabad.

The CBI has found that the accused had made some major interventions that could have affected the outcome of a few matches in the ongoing IPL. According to CBI officials, the suspects were linked to some Pakistani betting groups.

The accused were found to have created a bank account in India under fake names and thus transacted money. They have also been found to have falsified the KYC information required to open a bank account. Investigators say they have deceived the public in the country through these accounts. The money collected from the public in connection with the betting was transferred through these accounts.

Investigators also found that they had transferred a portion of the proceeds from the betting to Pakistani betting groups. The investigation also revealed that the accused relied heavily on hawala money laundering gangs to send money to Pakistan.