Sreesanth denied bail; cops invoke MCOCA against him

Bellevision Media Network

NEW DELHI, 04 June 2013 : Pacer S Sreesanth was on Tuesday denied bail by a local court and his judicial custody was extended till June 18 in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

 

 

Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan and 23 others were arrested from various places after Delhi Police intercepted telephone calls of those linked to the Mumbai underworld.

Earlier, Delhi Police invoked stringent provisions of MCOCA against Sreesanth and 25 others arrested in the scandal.

Police sources said the stringent provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) was invoked to strengthen the case against those involved in the spot-fixing scandal.

According to the provisions of the act, confessions made before an officer of rank above deputy commissioner of police are admissible as evidence in a court of law.

MCOCA was formulated in 1994 to tackle organised crime which abetted narco-terrorism and raised huge amount of illegal money.