(Vindoo chatting with Sakshi Dhoni, wife of MS Dhoni during an IPL match)
Vindoo Dara Singh, more famous as winner of Bigg Boss 3, is the latest celebrity arrested in the IPL spot fixing scandal
Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was on Tuesday arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
The 49-year-old Vindoo, winner of reality television show Bigg Boss season 3, was on many occasions spotted watching IPL matches and attending post-match parties.
His arrest is the first from Bollywood in connection with the latest scandal to hit Indian cricket. According to a Times Now report, Vindoo Dara Singh's arrest follows confession from match fixer Ramesh Vyas.
It is not yet known if he was a link between IPL players and the bookies or was just into betting.
According to police officials, Vindoo was questioned after he was found to be in contact with the bookies and subsequently arrested. Besides Vindoo, the Mumbai police have also arrested Prem Taneja and hawala operator Alpesh Patel and charged them under section 465,466,468,471,419,420, 34, 120 (b), 66 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and IT act.
The Crime Branch, which is also probing the IPL spot fixing scandal had yesterday questioned a casting director who sent photographs of models to S Sreesanth and summoned a Telugu film producer having business links with the tainted India pacer.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Sreesanth, his Rajasthan Royals teammates—Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan—and Jiju on 15th May night for allegedly indulging in spot-fixing in at least three IPL matches.
According to social media, Vindoo was seen during several IPL matches in the stadium. He was also spotted with Indian cricket team’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife Sakshi while watching some matches.
Vindoo Dara Singh has been sent to police custody till 24th May.
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