JUSTICE-MUDGAL-IPL-PROBE-COMMITTEE-REPORT-final-feb-8

JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201459Meiyappan was the focus is relatable to such shoddyinvestigation.C. It is revealed from the investigation of the DelhiPolice that Ramesh Vyas was the main kingpin ofthe betting operation maintained by DawoodIbrahim in Mumbai. The Delhi police claims thatwhatever information it had on Dawood’s operationshave been handed over to the Mumbai police. TheMumbai Police however, informed the panel thatthey have no conclusive material that DawoodIbrahim was linked with the betting operations inMumbai. Mumbai Police admitted that protection bythe underworld i.e. muscle power is essential to runan organised betting syndicate in Mumbai. TheMumbai police failed to inform the panel as to whichgang give this protection to the betting operations inMumbai. There is therefore cause for a distinctimpression that for reasons not satisfactorilyexplained, the Mumbai Police was not willing toinvestigate the involvement of Dawood Ibrahim inthe betting racket. In the entire charge sheet filed bythe Mumbai Police, only one person who has laidbets has been charged as an accused, whereas allother accused are part of the betting syndicate.Evidently Mumbai police is protecting lots of personswho were participants of betting activities throughthis syndicate. The quantum of bets allegedly madeby Gurunath Meiyappan as per the transcripts will