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The Tamil Nadu police has ‘secured’ Sanjay Baffna, one of the suspects involved in IPL betting, at the Chennai airport “while he was trying to enter the country”, according to a statement from the Crime Branch Criminal Investigation Department (CBCID).
The statement, said, “decision regarding follow-up action, like arrest, shall be taken after his interrogation.” Baffna is believed to be coming from South Africa, according to sources.
Meanwhile, according to the source, a Chennai-based hotelier is also under the lens as he was “found making calls to a bookie.”
Ten days ago, the police had arrested six ‘bookies’ for suspected betting.
The CBCID statement said, “The case is being investigated in a professional manner. Call details, documents seized and electronic devices are being analysed.”
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