BCCI Refuses to Comment on Arbaaz Khan's Alleged IPL Betting Involvement

No matter how hard the authorities are trying, there seems to be absolutely no end to corruption in the game. The menace of spot-fixing rears its ugly head every now and then – to tarnish the image of the gentlemen’s game. The cricketing fraternity is once again rocked by another such scandal. On Friday (June 1), Bollywood actor-cum-producer Arbaaz Khan was summoned by the Thane police in connection with an Indian Premier League (IPL)betting scam.

Brother of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, Arbaaz was arrested days after a bookie Sonu Jalan alias Sonu Batla was nabbed. The police made a statement, saying that its investigation is underway to find more about the saga.

Meanwhile, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to comment anything on the sensitive issue.

The Indian board is instead playing the waiting game before the result of the police investigation.

“Police are investigating the case and it is too premature for us to say,” Ajit Singh of BCCI Anti-corruption unit said to Times Now.

As per reports, Arbaaz Khan had lost a whopping amount of INR 2.8 crore during a betting.

Jalan told police that he was asking for the money that Arbaaz had lost. This led to a dispute between the two as the actor was not willing to pay the money. As a result, Jalan threatened Arbaaz, saying that he would expose the actor.

The bookie also told investigators about two matches fixed by him with the assistance of few other associates. One was the Test match between Sri Lanka and Australia in 2016 which witnessed 21 wickets falling in one day.

Sonu, Prem Taneja (a bookie from Andheri) and Junior Kolkata, a business partner of Sonu traveled to Sri Lanka and lured the curator.

The other match was a domestic match in Pakistan involving Pakistani veteran cricketers in 2016.