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Sreesanth IPL Spot-Fixing Case: Ex-BB Contestant Claims Delhi Police Tortured Him For Confession!
Sreesanth claimed that Delhi Police continuously tortured him for confession of his involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Sreesanth is a popular cricketer and enjoys a good fan following. Post his Bigg Boss stint, the cricketer-turned-actor's fan base increased. It has to be recalled that during the 2013 IPL Season, the cricketer was slapped with a life ban after his after his alleged involvement in spot-fixing. In 2015, he was acquitted by a trial court. A single-judge bench of the Kerala High Court had lifted the life ban by BCCI, but a division bench of the high court had restored the ban. Sreesanth had then challenged the division bench's decision in the Supreme Court.
Yesterday (February 27, 2019), the hearing of the same case was held in the Supreme Court. Sreesanth claimed that the life ban is completely unfair. He had also claimed that he was continuously tortured by Delhi Police for a confession of his involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
According
to
PTI
report,
his
counsel
told
a
bench
of
justices
that
there
was
'no
clear
proof'
and
evidence
of
match-fixing,
and
Sreesanth
has
suffered
a
lot
in
the
past
five-six
years.
Senior
Advocate,
Salman
Khurshid,
appearing
for
Sreesanth,
told
the
bench,
"In
the
context
of
facts
and
manner
in
which
these
things
have
happened,
this
court
should
consider
that
it
(life
ban
on
Sreesanth
by
BCCI)
is
unfair.
He
has
suffered
for
last
five-six
years.
People
want
him
to
play
cricket.
He
was
extremely
loyal
to
BCCI."
He further added, "The team (Rajasthan Royals) and its owners were banned for two years only. It is completely unfair that this (life ban) has happened with him (Sreesanth)."
Regarding Sreesanth's confession before police about his involvement in the alleged crime, the lawyer was quoted by PTI as saying, "The confession was due to continuous torture by Delhi Police. According to Sreesanth, police had threatened to implicate his family if he does not confess to the crime."
(With PTI Inputs)
