 "Sreesanth is innocent, say parents")
Maintaining that their son is innocent, the parents of S Sreesanth, who is under arrest in the IPL spot fixing scandal, today declined to comment on the Delhi police invoking stringent MCOCA provisions on their son.
'Sreesanth is innocent and we need the support of everyone', they told reporters here.
Asked about the invoking of MCOCA on the tainted India pacer, they said they do not have anything to say on that.
Sreesanth and Chandila are lodged in the Tihar jail in Delhi while Chavan has been granted interim bail for his marriage.
The accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lakh under section 3 of MCOCA while the jail term can go upto ten years along with fine of Rs one lakh and properties of the accused can also be attached under section 4 of the Act.
'Sreesanth is innocent and we need the support of everyone', they told reporters here.
Asked about the invoking of MCOCA on the tainted India pacer, they said they do not have anything to say on that.
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The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) had been imposed by Delhi police against Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, Ankit Chavan and 23 others.
Sreesanth and Chandila are lodged in the Tihar jail in Delhi while Chavan has been granted interim bail for his marriage.
The accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lakh under section 3 of MCOCA while the jail term can go upto ten years along with fine of Rs one lakh and properties of the accused can also be attached under section 4 of the Act.