Rajasthan Royals Owner Raj Kundra Admits to Betting: Delhi Police

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals’s owner Raj Kundra has admitted to indulging in betting and placed bets on his own team, Delhi Police claimed as it confiscated his passport to ensure that he does not leave the country during investigations into the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

Kundra, a British national, was questioned for 11 hours after cricketer Sidharth Trivedi told police that Kundra’s business partner-friend Umesh Goenka used to ask for information regarding team formation and pitches.

Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said, “He has admitted to betting. He used to bet on his own team. We have also come to know that he has lost a lot of money in betting. “He used to bet through Goenka, who is also a bookie,” he said.

Kundra is the second IPL team owner after Chennai Super Kings’s Gurunath Meiyappan who is in the dock for alleged betting. If the charges against the owners are proved, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) can suspend the teams from the IPL.

Police sources said they have confiscated Kundra’s passport and have asked him not to leave. To another question, he said police have not applied MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act) in the case to deny bail to players. “We have applied law based on the crime committed,” he said.

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