IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Delhi Police to file chargesheet naming tainted cricketers

The Delhi Police is set to file a chargesheet in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing controversy.  The three accused cricketers Shathakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan will be named in the charegesheet along with underworld dons Chota Shakeel and Dawood Ibrahim. The charges leveled against them and 26 other accused would include those under the MCOCA.

S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan are the accused cricketers in the case © PTI

New Delhi: Jul 15, 2013

The Delhi Police is set to file a chargesheet in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing controversy.  The three accused cricketers Shathakumaran Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan will be named in the charegesheet along with underworld dons Chota Shakeel and Dawood Ibrahim. The charges leveled against them and 26 other accused would include those under the MCOCA.

Times of India reported that the chargesheet would reveal all the evidence they have against the players and the rest. Delhi Police claim that they have enough evidence such as CCTV footage, recorded conversations, the players conceding the said amount of runs in the overs and some circumstantial evidence. They also say that they have the confessions of the players and the bookies.

The statements of Rajasthan Royals players Harmeet Singh and Siddharth Trivedi and owner Raj Kundra  are also being admitted as evidence in the case. The police is also doing a verification process with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They also have statements of BCCI officials.