Sreesanth Rajasthan Royals' players arrested for spot-fixing
Kerala pacer S. Sreesanth and two other players of the Rajasthan Royals Indian Premier League team have been arrested by the Delhi Police and charged with spot-fixing in the on-going tournament.
Sreesanth and the others, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were arrested in Mumbai and will be brought to Delhi to be produced in court. While 29-year-old Chandila has played for Haryana and Delhi Daredevils previously and Chavan (27-year-old) has played for Mumbai, Sreesanth is a veteran of 53 ODIs and 27 Tests.
The police have also arrested seven bookies. Police sources said the players have been accused of spot-fixing in different matches this week. They also said that investigtions have been on for some time into alleged spot-fixing in the cash-rich IPL tournament, the sixth edition of which is being played now.
The Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise is co-owned by Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.
