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After the recent arrests of CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi in the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) match-fixing case, the BCCI Anti-Corruption Chief Ajit Singh is working on the same vividly. The idea is to launch an inquiry and proceed accordingly.
Singh to propose action to board
Ajit Singh threw light on their activity regarding the latest match-fixing case in KPL. In an interaction with the Times of India, he explained, “There are two points here. When the Bangalore police file its charge sheet, its investigation will be complete. We’ll take a copy of that charge-sheet. Secondly, there are some people against whom we have also launched our inquiry. We’re taking their statements and giving them the opportunity to defend themselves. After that, we’ll propose the necessary action to the Board.”
While asked about the people he was referring to Singh said, “They’re ‘participants.’ It’s a wide definition, which includes, players and support staff, or anyone. However, we can’t give you the names until we complete the inquiry.”
BCCI to take care of state leagues
Singh informed that they are in touch with the police as police can only take legal actions if needed. “We’re in touch with the police. If we’ve something, we pass it on to them because they have the legal authority to take care of a much wider spectrum. We can only take action against the ‘participants,’ but they can do that against the others, like the bookies, too. We can’t act against the bookies.”
Ajit Singh is supposed to meet the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and share all the anti-corruption reports of the past two years with him. According to his version, the board will take care of the anti-corruption needs in all these state associations run leagues from now on. He said, “From this year, it’s the BCCI who will take care of their anti-corruption needs. We’re happy that we’ve got leads and are conducting inquiries. We’re pleased that the Bangalore police is also being proactive on this front. The police have far more powers than us. They can arrest people who are out of our ambit.”
