In a sensational development, Indian speester S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates were today arrested on charges of spot-fixing, throwing the cash-rich Indian Premier League into its biggest crisis till date.
A special cell of the Delhi police arrested Sreesanth and his teamates -- Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan -- in Mumbai last night after their team's IPL match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium.
While Sreesanth was picked up from his friend's residence, Chavana and Chandila picked from the team hotel at Nariman Point.
The cricketers and bookies have been charged under sections 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and are being flown in to Delhi for further questioning.
The players are likely to be suspended from the IPL and an official the BCCI will make a formal announcement soon. The matter will be referred to the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCI headed by Arun Jaitley,.
Asked whether any more players are involved in spot fixing, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar told PTI through a text message, "not that we know of."
Investigators said besides telephone records, they also have evidences of messages passed through BBM and Whatapp.
The Delhi police source said that these players were under the scanner for their role in spot fixing in some of the earlier IPL match although they did not elaborate which matches were under scrutiny.
The police have also arrested seven bookies in Mumbai and three bookies in Delhi in connection with the same case. They are looking for two more bookies in Delhi.
