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In Delhi, corruptors used cleaner for pitch-siding to aid betting - BCCI Anti Corruption Unit Chief

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/6/2021 11:31:10 AM

New Delhi, May 5 In a revelation of a dramatic practice employed by corruptors, the recently-suspended Indian Premier League witnessed an accredited cleaner at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium involved in 'pitch-siding' which helps in ball-to-ball betting, BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit chief Shabbir Hussain Shekhadam Khandwawala has revealed. The new modus operandi was observed during one of the IPL 2021 games at New Delhi where a designated cleaner was using the time lag between actual match action and live TV coverage to help in ball-by ball betting, which is also known as court-siding or pitch siding, the Press Trust of India reported. Pitch-siding is the practice of transmitting information from sporting events for the purpose of gambling, or directly placing bets. "One of my ACU officers caught a person and handed over the details to Delhi Police. While that particular offender managed to flee leaving behind his two mobile phones, ACU lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police," Hussain, a former DG of Gujarat Police, said on Wednesday. "We are thankful to Delhi Police that in a separate incident they caught two other persons from the Kotla on ACU tip-off." The Delhi Police arrested two people with fake accreditation cards during the IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers.