The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 has come to an end, With this end, It brings one of biggest controversy of betting on IPL matches. The Bollywood actor and producer Arbaaz Khan, the brother of a superstar Salman Khan, was summoned by Thane Police on Friday for his alleged involvement in betting during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Arbaaz Khan was summoned for interrogation at the Thane police station after the infamous bookie, Sonu Jalan was arrested by them in the IPL betting scandal. Arbaz visited the anti-extortion cell of the police station on 2nd June.
While earlier, there were only speculations as to why he was called in, we hear that the actor has now admitted to having placed bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches.
Arbaaz disclosed that betting has been his hobby for a while and that he has been placing bets for about 6 years now.
When probed, Abraaz also revealed that he had lost Rs. 2.8 crores to the bookie and confessed to being blackmailed by him. According to Khan, Jalan threatened to expose his name in the scandal if his debt wasn’t settled.
A report by Times Now also suggests that a 5-member team was given the responsibility of questioning both Arbaaz and the bookie on the matter.
The police are interrogating the two and waiting to find out if any other celebrities are involved in betting and if the Khan family was aware of Arbaaz’s involvement in the scandal.
The police will also be questioning Arbaaz to find out whether he was aware of the bookie’s connection to Dawood Ibrahim.
BCCI Response in IPL 2018 Betting
However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has refused to comment anything on the allegation with regards to the actor. “Police are investigating the case and it is too premature for us to say,” Ajit Singh of BCCI Anti-corruption unit said to Times Now.
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