New Delhi: In a sensational twist to the IPL
spot-fixing scandal, Delhi police on Tuesday June 4 said that Sreesanth
and 2 players were acting at the command of underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim and Chhota Shakeel, among India’s most wanted, as it invoked the
stringent MCOCA against 23 accused in the case. The police claimed it
has concrete evidence like intercepted telephonic conversations to link
Sreesanth and some others with D-company.
Under MCOCA, the accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lac and charge sheet can be filed within a maximum period of 180 days as against 60-90 days under provisions of IPC. The police custody can be extended till 30 days under MCOCA whereas under IPC, it can only be extended for 15 days.
The accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lakh under section 3 of MCOCA while the jail term can go up to 10 years along with fine of Rs 1 lac and properties of the accused can also be attached under section 4.
"Since the accused persons were acting on command of people based abroad like Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Chhota Shakeel who have a continuous past record of organized crimes, provisions of MCOCA have been invoked against the accused", police informed additional sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain.
In its report to the court, police said Dawoods syndicate was using musclemen and henchmen like Sheikh Shakeel to threaten people to fall in line with their directives.It is stated that Chhota Shakeel has a past of continuing unlawful activities in an organized manner as defined under MCOCA.
Sreesanths counsel Vishal Gosain and the cricketers friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhans counsel Pawan Narang said MCOCCA is totally unjustified and has been slapped only to stop their clients from getting bail as some other accused - Vindu Dara Singh and Chennai Super Kings principal Gurunath Meiyappan, were given bail by a Mumbai court.
Advocate D P Singh, appearing for bookie Chandresh Patel, said, "The players cannot be said to be running organised crime syndicate".
Under MCOCA, the accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lac and charge sheet can be filed within a maximum period of 180 days as against 60-90 days under provisions of IPC. The police custody can be extended till 30 days under MCOCA whereas under IPC, it can only be extended for 15 days.
The accused face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment along with fine of Rs 5 lakh under section 3 of MCOCA while the jail term can go up to 10 years along with fine of Rs 1 lac and properties of the accused can also be attached under section 4.
"Since the accused persons were acting on command of people based abroad like Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Chhota Shakeel who have a continuous past record of organized crimes, provisions of MCOCA have been invoked against the accused", police informed additional sessions Judge Sanjiv Jain.
In its report to the court, police said Dawoods syndicate was using musclemen and henchmen like Sheikh Shakeel to threaten people to fall in line with their directives.It is stated that Chhota Shakeel has a past of continuing unlawful activities in an organized manner as defined under MCOCA.
Sreesanths counsel Vishal Gosain and the cricketers friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhans counsel Pawan Narang said MCOCCA is totally unjustified and has been slapped only to stop their clients from getting bail as some other accused - Vindu Dara Singh and Chennai Super Kings principal Gurunath Meiyappan, were given bail by a Mumbai court.
Advocate D P Singh, appearing for bookie Chandresh Patel, said, "The players cannot be said to be running organised crime syndicate".
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