IPL betting spot fixing scandal: Mudgal panel files report in

The Justice Mukul Mudgal committee, which is conducting probe against ICC President N Srinivasan and 12 prominent players in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal, today filed its interim report in a sealed cover before the Supreme Court.
The apex court is likely to go through the report on September 1 when the committee is also expected to plead for more time to complete the probe.
The court had on May 16 given the task to conduct probe against Srinivasan and 12 players to Justice Mudgal panel and asked it to file its report by end of August. It had rejected BCCI's proposal to conduct the probe through its own panel.

The Mudgal committee had earlier investigated the scandal and submitted in a sealed envelope its report in which names of Srinivasan and 12 cricketers were mentioned.
"We are of the considered opinion that the allegations against the 13 persons including N Srinivasan mentioned in the report submitted in the sealed cover should be investigated into by the Justice Mudgal Committee and the team of investigators because if a new Probe Committee is entrusted to inquire into the allegations, there is likelihood of the allegations being leaked to the public and such leakage will damage the reputation of the 13 persons beyond repair," the bench had said.

Besides Justice Mudgal, the panel has Additional Solicitor General L Nageshwar Rao and advocate Nilay Dutta as members.
A group of investigators headed by senior IPS officer B B Mishra has assisted the Mudgal Committee which was given the power to probe, search and seize relevant documents and record evidence.