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

JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201465allegations that in an under-cover investigation carried outby the Sports Illustrated magazine wherein tape recordingswere made, a prominent Indian capped player wasrecorded interacting with the bookies. A journalist whoapparently was connected with recording of tapes forSports Illustrated revealed that the said investigation foundlinks to Dawood Ibrahim and that the money launderedthrough booking activities were being used for fundingterrorist activities. The journalist could further identify thevoice of the player and stated that the player was part ofthe Indian squad which played the World Cup and is partof the present Indian team. The journalist also stated thatthe tapes had been handed over to ICC ACSU. Thejournalist refused to disclose the names of the Indianplayers involved. In spite of repeated requests to put thename of the said player in a sealed cover for perusal beforethe Hon’ble Supreme Court, the journalist appearedterrified and was very reluctant to do so and pleaded that itwould be dangerous for the journalist concerned.Mr. I. S. Bindra, an ex-President of the BCCI also madesimilar allegations and stated that he had always kept theAnti Corruption and Security Unit of the ICC (hereinafterreferred to as ICC ACSU) in the loop. He stated that heknew another former prominent Indian player was involvedin match fixing and was aware of his alleged involvementwith bookies along with a former reputed Indian player. Itis worthwhile to recollect at this stage that in the transcript