Tuesday, 21 May 2013 19:26
Posted by Muhammad Iqbal
NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricket players were refused bail on Tuesday after they appeared in court on spotfixing charges as police announced the arrest of a Bollywood actor over the scandal.A court in New Delhi agreed a five-day custody extension for former Test paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two teammates from the Rajasthan Royals who are accused of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 competition."Police said they wanted to interrogate them further and also conduct raids on their houses," said S.K Rai, one of the prosecuting lawyers who was present at the hearing, told AFP.Eleven other bookmakers who were arrested at the same time as the Rajasthan Royals players were also refused bail during the afternoon sitting.Investigators told the court they had seized two million rupees (around $37,000) stashed in a cricket kit bag and hidden at the ...