Fake T20 scandal: Mohali police sends notice to online streaming apps

Fake T20 scandal: Mohali police sends notice to online streaming apps

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, July 9:
Four days after arresting kingpin bookie Ravinder Dandiwal for his involvement in the fraudulent telecast of a cricket match, along with two other accused, Mohali police have sent legal notices to all the online applications on which the cricket match was streamed.
The police have also recovered the banners and the players’ jerseys, used in the match.
Mohali SP (Rural) Ravjot Kaur Grewal said, “We have sent the legal notice to each application and questioned them on what basis they have verified the match for telecast. We have started the technical forensic probe in the matter.”
The said UVA T20 league was held in swara village here but was shown as being held in Sri Lanka and relayed on various social media apps such as fancode, Diamond, Sky, Lotus, Tenbet, Spin, Punjab Exchange, for the purpose of earning huge amounts of money through betting.
The SP also said that the police have recorded the statements of four players so far. Mostly the players, who took part in the match, hails from Chappar Chiri village where they are a part of the cricket academy.
“The players are co-operating us in the investigation. They had informed the police when they were suspicious on the organisers. The investigation will take time as we have to conduct the probe deeply,” said the SP.
Meanwhile, the two suspects, Pankaj Kumar Arora and Rajesh Garg were released on bail yesterday by the police after filling their double bonds.
The accused Daniwal, Pankaj Kumar Arora and Rajesh Garh alias Raju had booked the ground of stoker cricket academy in swara village from June 29 to July 5 for Rs 33,000 and formed 4 teams for organising a cricket series named UVA-T20-Premier League.
On Tuesday, the team headed by Alok Kumar, in-charge of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Anti-Corruption Unit, investigated the cricket matche scandals, in which Dandiwal was involved for the past few years.
A case was registered under Sections 420, 120-B of the IPC, 13A-3-67 of the Gambling Act at the Sadar Kharar police station.