The CBI has booked a network of individuals engaged in Indian Premier League (IPL) betting since 2013 in collusion with a Pakistani operator.
The agency has named one accused from Delhi — Dileep Kumar of B-9/200, Sector 5, Rohini — besides two individuals from Hydearbad —Gurram Satish and Gurram Vasu. “A reliable information has been received about a network of individuals involved in cricket betting influencing outcome of IPL matches based on inputs received from Pakistan,” reads the FIR.
It further said, “In the garb of betting related to IPL matches, they are cheating the general public by inducing them for betting. For this purpose, they have opened bank accounts using fake identities and KYC documents in connivance with unknown bank officials.”