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Top bookie Shobhan Mehta alias Shobhan Kalachowkie,who had fled to Dubai in May after the IPL betting scandal was uncovered,was arrested by the Mumbai Police from a hotel room in Goa Friday.
Mehta,51,is suspected to have been in touch with three IPL players as well as Vindoo Dara Singh,who was arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Police suspect that Mehta placed bets of up to Rs 5 crore on each IPL game through five trusted bookies.
Mehta,who has been arrested in the past,was at the centre of the match-fixing scandal of 2000 when he allegedly roped in cricketers Hansie Cronje,Mohammed Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja.
