An IPS officer, who deposed before the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee, has spoken about a bookie who confessed... Read More

CHENNAI: An IPS officer from Tamil Nadu, who deposed before the Justice Mukul Mudgal committee probing allegations of spot-fixing during IPL 6, has spoken about a bookie who confessed to fixing the outcome of the match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals .

The Mudgal committee recorded the statement of G Sampath Kumar, who deposed that bookie Uttam C Jain, alias Kitty, had told him about hotelier Vikram Agarwal arranging parties in Chennai for bookies and being in touch with CSK skipper MS Dhoni through team principal Gurunath Meiyappan.

While Rajasthan Royal players Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were accused of spot-fixing, the investigation in Chennai has so far revolved around only bookies.

Kumar, who was then SP of Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch, was part of the team probing the racket. He was later transferred to Trichy as SP, railways.

In his deposition, which is part of the committee report, Kumar says: "Vikram Agarwal told him (Uttam) that there was negotiation for match-fixing between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, and CSK principal Gurunath Meiyappan has to communicate to CSK captain MS Dhoni and a few others for finalization."

The officer reports that Kitty came to know that Agarwal and other bookies were planning to fix the match between RR and CSK on May 12, 2013.

"It is believed that Vikram Agarwal and his wife Vandana have suspicious links with people in United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Uttam (Kitty) claimed that the transaction was carried out at a hotel in Teynampet / T Nagar on April 27, 2013 to lose the match against Rajasthan Royals (by) scoring 140 runs," Kumar deposed.

In the IPL match held in Jaipur on May 12, 2013, CSK scored 141 for 4 wickets in 20 overs and RR won the match by scoring 144 for 5 in 17.1 overs. In this match, Raina scored 1 run and Dhoni scored 2 runs before getting out.

The Tamil Nadu CB-CID, which has been investigating the scandal, had found evidence of betting, but it could not find anything on match-fixing. The agency is yet to file its chargesheet. CB-CID officials said they were analyzing the report.