According to Delhi Police Rajasthan Royals’s owner Raj Kundra has admitted betting in IPL matches.
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said Raj Kundra used to place bets on his own team through his associate Umesh Goenka.
“He has admitted to betting. He used to bet on his own team. We have also come to know that he has lost a lot of money in betting. He used to bet through Goenka, who is also a bookie,” Neeraj Kumar said said.
Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra is originally a British national and he has confiscated his passport to police on Thursday.
Police interrogated him on Wednesday for about 11 hours for his alleged role in the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal.
After Chennai Super Kings’s CEO Gurunath Meiyappan Mr. Kundra is the second IPL team owner who has been questioned in IPL betting scam.
“Good morning woke up to news Raj Kundra faces the heat. Yes it’s very hot in Mumbai. Media has misconstrued everything using unreliable sources. Try speaking to the main guys at crime branch. Why does media hype things and make such stupid claims to sell news,” Kundra twitted.
“Is there an arrest warrant? I am back home in Mumbai. Kindly let Delhi crime branch do their work. media stop using derogatory statements,” he added.
Shilpa Shetty tweeted, “get the real story rather than pure PAID (unreliable) sources. Just to reiterate, we will do all it takes to reach to the bottom of this ‘spot fixing case’ and be of complete help till that happens.”
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