COLOMBO:
Sri Lanka Cricket’s Anti-Corruption Unit cracked down on an Indo-Pakistan betting operations at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo last week during the second Test, according to sources.
But the culprits were later released as there were no local laws to prosecute them.
The unit’s head, retired Senior Police Superintendent Lakshman de Silva said they questioned two Pakistanis and three Indians who were supplying match commentaries to bookies in India and Pakistan while the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was in progress.
“While we were on the prowl during the match, we happened to notice three individuals [the Indians] who were operating a clandestine commentary service via their mobile phones. Later, we also apprehended two Pakistanis who were involved in giving commentaries via their mobile phones,” de Silva, a former Director of the National Intelligence Bureau told the Sunday Times.
