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Mumbai police on Sunday 8216;confronted8217; CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan with actor Vindoo Dara Singh during questioning about IPL spot-fixing and betting.
Police also collected Gurunath8217;s voice sample for verification of telephonic conversations he allegedly had with Vindoo,which was recorded by investigators.
8220;Gurunath and Vindoo were today made to sit face-to-face and questioned,8221; a senior crime branch official said.
The confrontation was crucial for the investigation as Vindoo,soon after his arrest,had told the crime branch officials that he had placed bets on Meiyappan8217;s behalf.
Vindoo was arrested on May 21 by the city Crime Branch,while Meiyappan,son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan,was arrested late Friday night.
Vindoo,son of the late wrestler-actor Dara Singh,was allegedly in 8220;frequent touch8221; with Meiyappan during the IPL matches and has reportedly told crime branch sleuths that the CSK owner had lost Rs 1 crore through betting.
While seeking Gurunath8217;s custody yesterday,crime branch told the local court that he had placed huge bets on IPL matches after fixing the game. 8220;First,a particular match was fixed,then Gurunath used to place huge bets on those matches,8221; police8217;s remand application said.
The CSK 8216;Team Principal8217; shared inside information about the franchise team with the bookies to make money,crime branch told the court.
The remand application said that crime branch also intended to investigate Gurunath8217;s relations with the controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf,who was allegedly in touch with bookies.
Gurunath was yesterday remanded in police custody till May 29.
