Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed two cases to probe the betting network in the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) on allegations that, “a network of individuals involved in cricket betting are influencing the outcome of IPL matches based on input received from Pakistan”. In one of the cases, the CBI has also identified the Pakistani national who was part of the alleged racket.
According to the first-information report filed by the CBI, the information received also stated that the individuals involved, in the garb of betting related to IPL matches, are cheating the public by inducing them to bet. “For this purpose, they have opened bank accounts using fake identities and KYC documents in connivance with unknown bank officials.
“These accounts have been opened by submitting forged details, such as multiple date of births and without due diligence done by the bank officials. A part of money received from the general public in India on account of such betting activities is also being shared with their associates based in foreign countries using hawala transactions. The said network of individuals has been involved in betting since 2013,” the FIR stated.
“The information received reveals unscrupulous financial activities by Delhi resident Dileep Kumar, in association with Hyderabad residents Gurram Satish and Gurram Vasu. The trio were in contact with Pakistani suspect Waqas Malik. The domestic cash deposits in bank accounts which defy economic rationale are valued at more than Rs 43 lakh from the year 2013 onwards, in the case of Dileep Kumar. The cash deposits in the bank accounts of Satish are valued more than Rs 4.58 crore during the year 2012-13 to 2019-20. The domestic cash deposits in the bank accounts of Vasu are valued more than Rs 5.37 crore during the year 2012-13 to 2019-20,” the agency has alleged in its FIR.
In the other case with similar charges, the CBI has booked Rajasthan residents Sajjan Singh, Prabhu Lal Meena, Ram Avtar and Amit Kumar Sharma as accused along with unknown bank officials and other unknown private persons.
