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JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201443V. ALLEGATION OF BETTING AGAINST MR. ANDMRS. RAJ KUNDRA, OWNERS OF JAIPUR IPLCRICKET PRIVATE LIMITEDDuring the investigation conducted by the Delhi Police inFIR 20/2013, the name of one Mr. Umesh Goenka surfacedas a person who had attempted to seek inside informationfrom a player of the IPL team, Rajasthan Royals. In hisstatement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., Mr. UmeshGoenka disclosed that Mr. Raj Kundra was a close friend ofhis and also revealed that on various occasions when hehad visited Jaipur to witness cricket matches being playedthere, he had placed bets on behalf of Mr. Raj Kundrathrough local bookies, the prominent among them beingone Mr. Puneet Pahwa @ Kaku Jaipur. Mr. Umesh Goenkaalso revealed that once Ms. Shilpa Shetty, wife of Mr. RajKundra had also placed bets through him. Both Mr. RajKundra and Ms. Shilpa Shetty are stated to have financialinterests in the ownership pattern of the franchisee, JaipurIPL Cricket Private Limited, owner of IPL team, RajasthanRoyals.The confessional statement of Mr. Umesh Goenka,recorded by the Special Cell, Delhi Police on 04.06.2013 inFIR No. 20/2013 and his subsequent statement underSection 164 Cr.P.C. disclosed that he had been betting oncricket matches since the last 6 years. In the IPL matchesof Season 3, in the year 2010, some of the matches were
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201444played in Ahmedabad. Since Mr. Raj Kundra was a closefriend, he started going for the matches with Mr. RajKundra which were being played at Ahmedabad. In season4 in 2011, he went to watch matches in Jaipur. It was thenthat Mr. Raj Kundra started discussing betting with Mr.Umesh Goenka and took a keen interest in betting andenquired about betting rates of the ongoing matches. In IPLseason 5, in the year 2012, Raj Kundra informed Mr.Umesh Goenka that he intended to place huge bets. AsGoenka’s capacity to bet was limited, Mr. Raj Kundraintroduced him to one Mr. Puneet Pahwa @ Kaku ofJaipur, who according to Mr. Raj Kundra, was a trustedbookie and could be used for placing huge bettingamounts.It is also on record that one Mr. Siddhartha Trivedi, aplayer of IPL team, Rajasthan Royals in his statementunder Section 164 Cr.P.C. recorded on 05.06.2013 by theLearned Magistrate reveals that he was introduced to Mr.Umesh Goenka by Mr. Raj Kundra, co- owner of RajasthanRoyals after match party of IPL. Mr. Umesh Goenkaaccording to him was a close friend and business partnerof Mr. Raj Kundra. He disclosed that Mr. Umesh Goenkavery frequently came to watch cricket matches at thestadium and was seen with Mr. Raj Kundra and Ms. ShilpaShetty most of the time. Mr. Raj Kundra had alsointroduced Mr. Umesh with other team players of IPL team,Rajasthan Royals, like Mr. Ajith Chandela and others. Hestated that one day Mr. Umesh Goenka called him asking
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