Mumbai, May 22: Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh was arrested in IPL spot-fixing scandal. Vindoo is a known bollywood actor and he had even appeared in a popular TV series called ‘Jai Veer Hanuman’ in which he had played the title role of Hanuman. The actor’s moment in the spotlight came when he appeared in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 3’. Being the son of well known wrestler and actor Dara Singh, this is the most embrassing moment for Vindoo for being arrested as an accused in spot fixing scandal.
An official said, “Vindoo was questioned after he was found to be in contact with the bookies and subsequently arrested today.” It is the first time when any bollywood actor is being arrested in connection with the latest scandal to hit Indian cricket yet it is not being known if he really working at a bridge in between IPL players and the bookies or was just into betting.
Vindoo is being booked under sections 420, 465, 466, 467 and 468 of IPC related to cheating and forgery, was later produced before Metropolitan Magistrate M N Saleem, who remanded him in police custody till May 24. Crime Branch said tha tVindoo was in touch with bookies and was himself into betting in its remand application. They also said, “We also want to find out if he was using his contacts with players to spot-fix IPL matches.”
Police said that they had phone call data records of Vindoo which showed that actor was in contact with absconding bookie Jupiter who was in wanted list of both Mumbai and Delhi police in connection with separate spot-fixing cases registered by them, besides Pawan Jaipur and others.
The Crime Branch insisted that Vindoo’s custodial interrogation was needed to establish the chain of people involved in the racket as the actor was not only betting himself but was also aiding the bookies.
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