Filmmaker Sajid Khan

In yet another development regarding Indian Premier League (IPL) betting case, Sonu Jalan, the mastermind behind the entire incident, has named Bollywood director Sajid Khan as another high profile celebrity who placed bets on the league's matches, learns Times Now. Sonu told Thane police that Sajid, brother of renowned Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan, used to place bets with him seven years ago.

Sources also tell that it was in 2008, that Sajid had placed bets with Jalan on a cricketing tournament. More specifically, he placed bets on session which a part in betting terminologies wherein one can win by guessing the total numbers of runs scored in five overs of the match or before lunch or tea Break.

Sajid is however not in the police net as the alleged incident is seven-year-old. Sajid’s name comes days after Arbaaz Khan, brother of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, admitted to having placed bets on IPL matches for six years now. Arbaaz said he placed bets in the cash-rich tournament for six years through Sonu and the latter had been threatening him as he owed him Rs 2.8 crore.

Sonu, along with five other bookies, has been named in the betting fiasco. In what came as more trouble for Sonu, a 39-year-old businessman filed an FIR against him and five other bookies accusing them of extortion and threatening to murder. In his FIR, Ritesh accused Sonu Jalan (alias Sonu Malad), Munir Khan, Junior Kolkata (Surendra Bagri), Kiran Mala, Ketan Tanna (alias Raja) and Ravi Sulayya Pujari of extortion. Thane cops are likely to impose Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) on all accused mentioned in the FIR.

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Thane police also recovered screenshots of betting rates of an IPL match from Sonu's mobile. The screengrabs were from Match 36 from IPL 2018 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils. Sonu told police that while many of his clients placed bets on the match, he refused to give away any names.