COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have arrested an Indian-origin team owner of the Lanka T10 Super League on match-fixing charges.
The suspect has been identified as Prem Thakkur, owner of team Galle Marvels. Police produced the accused before a court in the capital Colombo, requesting his physical remand.
The magistrate handed Thakkur over to police on a 4-day physical remand till December 16.
According to Sri Lankan media reports, the accused Prem Thakkur was arrested a day after the commencement of the Lanka T10 Super League.
Speaking with a media outlet, Sri Lankan police spokesperson said that Sri Lanka Sports Police Unit has detained the owner of team Galle Marvels, an Indian national, on charges of the match-fixing.
He was arrested on a tip-off by a foreign player who informed the police about the Galle Marvels owner’s involvement in the match-fixing.
Police took Thakkur into custody during a raid on a hotel in the city of Kandy where the Lanka T10 Super League is ongoing.
It is pertinent to mention that the ICC anti-corruption unit is present in Sri Lanka to monitor the Super League at the invitation of Sri Lanka Cricket.
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Lanka T10 League’s director, Samantha Dodanwela, said that the arrest would not affect the tournament which will continue as scheduled.
This is the second time a team owner has been arrested in the country as earlier in May, Lanka Premier League’s franchise Dambulla Thunders’ co-owner, Tamim Rahman, was arrested also in a match-fixing case.
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