IPL betting: Bollywood producer, former cop’s brother summoned

ASKED TO SHOW UP TODAY Cops say bookie Sonu Jalan used gangster Ravi Pujari to extort money THANE:Thane

anti-extortion cell on Monday summoned producer Parag Sanghvi and Samir Buddha, brother of former policeman Sohail Buddha, in connection with the IPL betting racket.

Samir Buddha and Sanghvi have been asked to come by Tuesday morning to record their statements.

Samir’s brother Sohail served as assistant police inspector for 22 years before opting to take voluntary retirement.

Police officials said that it was also found during investigation that prominent bookie Sonu Jalan, who has been arrested in the case, was using Samir’s fourwheeler to travel within the city.

Police are also investigating Sohail Buddha’s role in the case.

Pradeep Sharma, senior police inspector, Thane anti-extortion cell said,”Dilip Ludhani, boss of the arrested bookie Sonu Jalan, is on the run. A few other top bookies are also on the run -Kolkata Junior, Chirag Vallabh, Munir Khan and Kiran Malla. All these accused had taken the Gautam Savla,

43, Nikhil Sampat, 53, and Nitish Punjani, 28 – who placed bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches are arrested by Thane anti-extortion cell from Dombivli. Police seized ͈1.6 lakh cash, mobile phones, laptops and books

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Khushal Khimji,41, alias Rambhiya arrested for providing technical assistance to bookies

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Vrajesh Joshi, 27, arrested from Mumbai. He had created the customised software to run the racket

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help of gangster Ravi Pujari to threaten and extort money from many bookies”.

Sharma added , “We are most likely to make actor Arbaaz Sonu Jalan, 42, alias Sonu Batla alias Sonu Malad, one of India’s top bookies, arrested. The police find he had direct links with underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides. Jalan also discloses details about the alleged involvement of actor-producer Arbaaz Khan in betting

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Khan prime witness in the case.”

Police said they have begun the process of getting four websites banned in India -- www. betntake.com, www.diamondexchg.com, Thane anti-extortion cell issued summons to Arbaaz Khan

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The names of two Bollywood producers cropped up in the investigation: Parag Sanghvi

and Murad Khetani

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Producer Parag Sanghvi and Samir Buddha, who is the brother of police officer Sohail Buddha, were summoned by Thane anti-extortion cell to record their statements on June 5

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betting racket. www.betnwatch.com and They also said that the mobile www.gemx.site. phones that have been seized as

Police are also investigating part of the investigation are Ravi Pujari’s involvement in the under scanner.