Fake T20: Police calls representatives of streaming platforms

Fake T20: Police calls representatives of streaming platforms

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab,Mohali, July 14:
Mohali police have called the legal representatives of few online streaming platforms including ‘FanCode’ and taken their written replies in connection with the verification process of streaming the match, held at Sawara village here.
Mohali SP (rural) Ravjot Kaur Grewal said, “The representatives have given us the email IDs that they had used in the communication with match organisers. The given email IDs have been sent for digital forensic science.”
Earlier, the police had sent legal notices to the parent companies of the online apps on which a fake T20 cricket league match was telecast.
The SP also said that the statements of the stadium owners were being recorded for thorough investigation.
As per the information, the complainant in the case, Parvinder Singh, had taken the stadium from the owners on lease.
The fourth arrested accused in the case, Durgesh, also provided his links to the police from where the hi-tech cameras, used for the telecast, can be recovered.
“On the basis of statements and evidences, we are conducting the probe. The ongoing technical forensic probe will take some time to produce the outputs,” said Ravjot Kaur Grewal.
The fake T20 tournament, called the UVA T20 League, was held in Sawara village near here but it was claimed that it was being played in Badulla in Sri Lanka. It was telecast live on various websites and social media apps — such as Fancode, Diamond, Sky, Lotus, Tenbet, Spin and Punjab Exchange — for the purpose of earning money through illegal betting.