IPS officer seeking restraining orders on the upcoming matches of the IPL

Chennai, Apr 4 Senior IPS officer G Sampath Kumar has approached the Madras High Court looking for restraining orders on the upcoming matches of the Indian Premier League. In a public interest litigation file in court, he has stated that the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) ought not direct the IPL matches until the point that careful steps are gotten place to anticipate wagering and spot-settling. All the eight IPL groups host been made gathering respondents in the PIL.

Sampath has claimed that as an investigating officer from Chennai, he had uncovered the IPL wagering trick. The then director of police (SP) in the 'Q' branch of the Tamil Nadu Police, Sampath Kumar had then been suspended for a long time for allegedly taking bribes from bookies charged in the IPL wagering trick in 2013. Be that as it may, he was reestablished in March 2018 after the charges against him were rejected. Amid the examinations concerning the trick, names of a few prominent cricketers, among others, had surfaced.

Sampath has said that he isn't looking for a restriction on the IPL yet just needs a framework to be gotten work before the new season starts to forestall instances of wagering. He added that he wants an interval arrange from the court to control the BCCI from leading the matches without bringing the framework into activity. The supplication is relied upon to be heard on Wednesday.

The 11th season of the IPL is scheduled to start on April 7. The opening match will be held between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium.