Rajasthan Royals pacer S Sreesanth and two other players—Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila—have been arrested on charges of spot-fixing in the on-going IPL6
The Delhi police have arrested three players from Indian Premier League (IPL) franchaisee Rajasthan Royals, including pace bowler S Srisanth on charges of spot fixing in the on-going T20 matches. The other two players are Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.
The police have also arrested seven bookies in Mumbai and three bookies in Delhi in connection with the case. They are looking for two more bookies in Delhi.
Sreesanth was arrested from his friend's place in Mumbai while the other two cricketers were arrested last night from the team hotel at Nariman Point.
According to reports, the Delhi Police had been tapping phone calls of several bookies and cricketers, and incriminating evidence has been found against these three players.
Two other players are also believed to be under the scanner.
Sreesanth, a veteran of 53 ODIs and 27 Tests, has been in the news for wrong reasons throughout his career.
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