Alleged bookie Sanjeev Chawla, a key accused in one of cricket's biggest match-fixing scandals that involved former South African captain Hansie Cronje, was brought here by a Delhi Police team from the UK on Thursday, making it the first high-profile extradition of its kind between the two countries.
The 50-year-old British national, evading the Indian law net for nearly two decades, reached the national capital in the morning.
After completing the formalities, he was taken to the AIIMS for a medical check-up.
The crime branch also questioned Chawla at its RK Puram office and he was later taken to the Patiala House court which remanded him in police custody for 12 days.
Tihar Prison Director General Sandeep Goel said Chawla will be placed in a separate cell.
"According to the extradition treaty, all basic facilities will be ensured and consular access will be provided. Safety and security will be ensured. The inmate will be kept in a separate cell," Goel told PTI.
Chawla was "absolutely normal" during his journey to Delhi, police said.
“He had food twice in the flight. He also had lunch after his medical test. He is normal and not under stress. He will be questioned in detail now by the crime branch," DCP (crime branch) Ram Gopal Naik said.
The Delhi-born businessman was seen wearing an anti-pollution mask as he stepped out of the airport.
Chawla is alleged to have played a central role in conspiring with Cronje to fix a South African tour to India in February-March 2000. The police told the court that Chawla was allegedly involved in fixing five matches.