काठमाडौँ । नेपाल टी–२० लिगमा भएको ‘स्पट फिक्सिङ’को अनुसन्धान सकिएको छ । नेपाल प्रहरीको केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान ब्युरोले घटनाको अनुसन्धान गरेको थियो ।
कीर्तिपुर मैदानमा गएको पुस ९ देखि सुरु भएको प्रतियोगिताको फाइनल खेल पुस २७ मा भएको थियो । काठमाडौँ नाइट्सका कप्तान ज्ञानेन्द्र मल्लले आफ्नो टिमका एक सदस्यलाई फिक्सिङको प्रस्ताव आएको खुलासा गरेका थिए ।
गृह मन्त्रालयले ‘फिक्सिङ’ र स्पट फिक्सिङको अनुसन्धान गर्न निर्देशन दिएपछि सीआईबी सक्रिय भएको थियो ।
राष्ट्रिय खेलकुद परिषद् (राखेप), विश्व क्रिकेटको सर्वोच्च संस्था आईसीसीलगायत निकायले अनुसन्धान गरेका थिए ।
अनुसन्धानकै क्रममा स्पट फिक्सिङमा सहभागी भएको आरोपमा यसअघि युवा अलराउन्डर मोहम्मद आदिल अन्सारी, पूर्व क्रिकेटर मेहबुब आलम र नितेश गुप्ता पक्राउ परेका थिए ।
आदिलले नेपालबाट अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय खेलसमेत खेलिसकेका खेलाडी हुन् ।
उनले नेपालका लागि ६ एक दिवसीय अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय र आठ ट्वान्टी–२० अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय म्याच खेलेका छन् । उनलाई उदयीमान ‘फिनिसर’का रूपमा हेरिएको थियो । अनुसन्धानमा संलग्न अधिकारीहरूका अनुसार मेहबुबले बाहिर बसेर स्पट फिक्सिङको प्रस्ताव गरेका थिए । आदिलले सो प्रस्ताव स्वीकार गरेका थिए । उनले लिगको एक खेलमा बलिङ गर्ने क्रममा स्पट फिक्सिङको योजनाअनुसार ‘नो बल’ फालेका थिए ।
सीआईबी प्रमुख एआईजी उत्तमराज सुवेदीका अनुसार ११ जनालाई प्रतिवादी बनाइएको छ । तीनजना मात्रै पक्राउ परेका छन् । अन्य फरार छन् । विदेशी खेलाडी भने स्वदेश फर्किसकेका छन् ।
प्रतियोगिताकै दौरान राष्ट्रिय टोलीका सदस्य आरिफ शेखलाई पनि स्पट फिक्सिङको प्रस्ताव आएको खुलेको छ । तर, उनले सो प्रस्ताव अस्वीकार गरेको खुलेको छ ।
सीआईबीको अनुसन्धानमा क्रममा प्रतियोगिता चलिरहेकै बेला आदिलको खातामा चार लाख रुपैयाँ ‘डिपोजिट’ भएको देखिएको छ ।
यसबाहेक आदिलको ‘कनेक्सन’ जतिन अलुवालियासँग देखिएको थियो । जतिन क्यानले व्यावसायिक तथा रणनीतिक साझेदार बनाएको सेभेन थ्री स्पोर्ट्स कम्पनीका मालिक हुन् । उनी प्रतियोगिता चलिरहेकै बेला भारत भागेका थिए ।
अन्य प्रतिवादीमा केही क्यारेवियन खेलाडी, सेभेन थ्री स्पोर्ट्स कम्पनीका मालिक जतिन अलुवालियालगायत छन् ।
Kathmandu. The investigation of ‘spot fixing’ in the Nepal T-20 League has been completed. The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police investigated the incident.
The final match of the tournament, which started on December 9 at the Kirtipur ground, was held on December 27. Gyanendra Malla, the captain of Kathmandu Knights, revealed that a proposal of fixing has been made to one of his team members.
The CIB was activated after the Ministry of Home Affairs directed to investigate ‘fixing’ and spot fixing.
The National Sports Council (Rakhep), the highest organization of world cricket, ICC and other bodies were investigated.
He has played 6 One Day Internationals and eight Twenty20 Internationals for Nepal. He was seen as an emerging ‘finisher’. According to the officials involved in the investigation, Mehbub proposed spot fixing while sitting outside. Adil accepted the proposal. He bowled a ‘no ball’ as per the plan of spot fixing while bowling in a league match.
Earlier, young all-rounder Mohammad Adil Ansari, former cricketer Mehbub Alam and Nitesh Gupta were arrested for participating in spot-fixing during the investigation.
Adil is a player who has also played international games from Nepal.
According to CIB chief AIG Uttamraj Subedi, 11 people have been made defendants. Only three people were arrested. Others are absconding. Foreign players have already returned to their country.
During the tournament, it was revealed that Arif Sheikh, a member of the national team, was also offered spot fixing. However, it is revealed that he rejected the proposal.
During the CIB’s investigation, it was seen that four lakh rupees was ‘deposited’ in Adil’s account while the competition was going on.
Apart from this, Adil’s ‘connection’ was seen with Jatin Aluwalia. Jatin Khan is the owner of Seven Three Sports Company, a commercial and strategic partner. He fled to India while the tournament was going on.
Other defendants include some Caribbean sportsmen, Jatin Aluwalia, the owner of Seven Three Sports Company.
