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IPL 2013 spot-fixing controversy: Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking CBI probe

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) probe into the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as reported by Zee News.
 

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IPL 2013 betting row: Legalising sports betting will aide match fixers, says Delhi Police

New Delhi Police's Special Commissioner SN Srivastava, who is leading the Special Cell's investigations into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 spot-fixing scandal, is against the idea of legalising sports betting in India as potential match-fixers have a chance of "manipulating" regulatory body.

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IPL 2013 spot-fixing: Bookie Tinku Mandi’s police custody extended

A Delhi court on Monday extended the police custody of bookie Ashwini Aggrawal alias Tinku Mandi till June 29 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

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Fight against Fixing in cricket – 2 of 2: Spot-Fixing and the Indian Penal Code

CricketCountry has always stood for the game in all its purity. In pursuance of that approach, CricketCountry joins hands with gamechangerindia.com to produce a blueprint on what needs to be done by the powers that be to not just clean-up the much-maligned sport of cricket but also introduce fresh measures that will help Indian cricket emerge stronger and wiser from this crisis. In the second part of the series titled 'Fight against Fixing’, Professor Mrinal Satish examines the 'crime’ of spot-fixing and sheds light on why our current criminal laws are ill-equipped to prosecute persons for indulging in match/spot-fixing.

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Ajit Chandila key conspirator in IPL 2013 spot-fixing: Delhi Police

Opposing the bail plea of Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing, the Delhi Police on Friday told the court that he was a key conspirator in the entire case.

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IPL spot-fixing row: Court comes down on police for invoking stringent MCOCA

An Indian court has come down on police for invoking stringent MCOCA in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case saying the application of mind was a must in applying the law as it has "serious consequences" on the liberty of individuals.

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Ankeet Chavan denies any wrongdoing

Rajasthan Royals cricketer, Ankeet Chavan, a spot-fixing accused in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has denied of any wrongdoing. "I have always given my 100 per cent, and I have always played cricket with a lot of passion.

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S Sreesanth released from Tihar jail

Rajasthan Royals' speedster S Sreesanth, who was arrested in suspicion of being involved in spot-fixing during Indian Premier League 2013 was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday. After spending 26 days behind bars in IPL spot-fixing case, cricketer S Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday night along with Ankeet Chavan and 17 others....

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Ankeet Chavan hopes judiciary will make right decision

Released on bail after spending 27 days in jail, cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who was arrested for alleged involvement in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing scandal, hoped he would not be denied justice by the judiciary.

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S Sreesanth says he will not forget the days spent in jail

India and Rajasthan Royals fast bowler S Sreesanth said that the 27 days that he spent in jail have taught him a lot and said that he was innocent after he released from Tihar jail on bail.

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