Arbaaz Khan admits to IPL betting
Mumbai – Actor – producer Arbaaz Khan on Saturday reportedly confessed to betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches and lost Rs 2.8 crores.
He is being questioned by Thane police. Four persons from Mumbai including bookie Sonu Jalan, has been arrested.
The Thane Police’s Anti-Extortion Cell had busted the racket on May 15.
Sonu Jalan allegedly had a diary with details of clients and bookies. The police say he worked for a kingpin of cricket betting who goes by the name of “Junior Kolkata”. Sonu Jalan, according to reports, was first arrested in 2008 for IPL betting. He allegedly has links with Karachi-based terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
