Rajasthan Royals Players S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on charges of spot-fixing In IPL.

Sreesanth and the others, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, were arrested in a secret swoop at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai, where they were staying, and will be brought to Delhi to be produced in court.

Sources said that the police were waiting for hard-core evidence against the players although they had two earlier opportunities to arrest the accused but let go of them even though they had prima facie proof of spot fixing. Finally the arrests happened on late Wednesday night at hotel Trident in Mumbai.

The cops have recovered money and proof of the transaction between players and bookies. According to PTI The police had arrested seven bookies in Mumbai and three in Delhi in connection with the same case. They are looking for two more in Delhi.
Rajasthan Royals express shock about player’s arrest in a statement.

“We have been informed that three of our players have been called in for investigation on spot-fixing in matches. We are completely taken by surprise.

We are in touch with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) on this matter. We will fully cooperate with the authorities to ensure a thorough investigation.

The management at Rajasthan Royals has a zero-tolerance approach to anything that is against the spirit of the game.”