Bollywood actor and producer, Arbaaz Khan who is also the brother of super star Salman Khan, has accepted that he had placed bets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches last year.
Khan, confessed before the Thane Police during interrogation today. He also confessed that he had lost Rs 2.75 crore in bets, sources revealed.
Meanwhile, Thane Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh said that interrogation in the matter is underway, while adding that the Deputy Commissioner of Police will brief about it once the interrogation concludes.
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Speaking over the matter, IPL Commissioner, Rajeev Shukla said, “The matter is with the police, we have nothing to do with it. Both Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and International Cricket Council (ICC) have anti-corruption units, police can coordinate with them.”
Arbaaz, brother of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, was on Friday summoned by the Thane Anti-Extortion Cell, to join the investigation in the case.
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His name cropped up during the investigation of a bookie, Sonu Jalan, who was arrested early this week.
Earlier, cops had informed that the actor was being hassles by the bookie, Sonu Jalan for non payment of betting losses.
“We have got the list of bookies and are verifying it with Jalan. We found the book during a search at his home. Jalan had arranged a match-fixing meeting at Dubai. The celebrity was also present at that time. We are probing to know which match was fixed and who all were involved.”