Notices sent to online streaming apps

Tribune News Service

Mohali, July 9

Four days after arresting bookie Ravinder Dandiwal and two others for alleged corrupt practices in sport, the police have sent legal notices to the parent companies of the online apps on which a fake T20 cricket league match was telecast. The police have also recovered the banners and the players’ jerseys used in the match.

Mohali SP (Rural) Ravjot Kaur Grewal said, “We have sent the notice to each application and questioned them on what basis they have verified the match for telecast. We have started the technical forensic probe in the matter.”

The fake T20 tournament, called the UVA T20 League, was held in Sawara village near here but it was claimed that it was being played in Badulla in Sri Lanka. It was telecast live on various social media apps — such as Fancode, Diamond, Sky, Lotus, Tenbet, Spin and Punjab Exchange — for the purpose of earning money through illegal betting.

SP Grewal also said that the police have recorded the statements of four of the players who figured in the fake league. Most of the players who took part in the league hail from Chappar Chiri village, where they are part of the village cricket academy.

“The players are cooperating with us in the investigation. They had informed the police when they were suspicious on the organisers. The investigation will take time as we have to conduct the probe deeply,” said the SP.

Two suspects, Pankaj Kumar Arora and Rajesh Garg, were released on bail yesterday.