Ravinder Dandiwal, Match-Fixing Kingpin, On BCCI’s Watchlist For Previous Three-Four Years, Says ACU Chief Ajit Singh

Ravinder Dandiwal, the alleged kingpin of a just lately unearthed worldwide tennis match-fixing syndicate, has been on BCCI’s watchlist for the final 4 years, board’s anti-corruption chief Ajit Singh mentioned on Monday. The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday reported that Victoria Police in Australia has named Dandiwal because the “central determine” within the tennis match-fixing scandal by which low-ranked tennis gamers had been allegedly satisfied to throw matches in at the very least two occasions in Egypt and Brazil in 2018.

“He’s a suspected to be a corruptor or quite he’s a identified corruptor. I can discuss his cricket (hyperlinks solely) however he has moved to different sports activities additionally. He tried to organise his personal leagues and as soon as he does that, he fixes video games the way in which he needs it,” Singh instructed PTI.

“He did (organised) one Asian Premier League in Nepal, was additionally related to the Afghan League. He tried to organise a league in Haryana which the BCCI scuttled. So he has been working extra outdoors India than in India however has been on the BCCI radar for at the very least Three-Four years.”

Singh mentioned Dandiwal, who hails from Mohali, additionally finds a point out in ACU’s training guide.

“BCCI additionally filed a report towards him with the police. That was a special nature of crime. He had taken a cricket workforce to Australia, there 5 six gamers who went lacking, it was an immigration rip-off.

“So the host membership in Australia approached authorities and knowledgeable us. We went to the police in Mohali and instructed them that is what he has carried out and bought a report registered.

“He’s very a lot a part of our training guide, we inform all of the members about him and present them their image and his modus operandi,” mentioned Singh.

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The ACU chief additionally reiterated the pressing want of a match-fixing legislation in India with the palms of enforcement businesses tied in the intervening time.

“Match fixing legislation is required. It strengthens the palms of the enforcement businesses and as soon as they begin taking efficient motion, it helps us (BCCI),” Singh added.