IPS officer is the chief advisor to the Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) replacing Ravi Sawani
Cricketer S Sreesanth (Photo:AP)
New Delhi: A Delhi court’s verdict dropping all charges against former India paceman S. Sreesanth and two other cricketers in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal has brought back the spotlight on former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
Incidentally, it was under Kumar’s leadership that Delhi Police had arrested the trio of Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan and now the retired IPS officer is the chief advisor to the Board’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) replacing Ravi Sawani.
In fact, murmurs have already started in Board circles about how well Kumar will perform in his role after Delhi Police’s investigations have fallen flat with Patiala House Court discharging the trio along with 33 others in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing scandal.
“Yes, it is a bit of an embarrassment no doubt for Neeraj Kumar as he lead the investigations,” a senior BCCI official said. But for BCCI, their defence of Kumar is that he was not a part of the investigations for the entire duration. “While it is true that Kumar was Delhi CP when they (cricketers) were arrested. But post arrest, he retired and the investigations were carried on by the Delhi Police. He cannot be blamed for that,” he questioned.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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