Melbourne, Dt
Two men of Indian descent have been arrested in Australia on charges of fixing an international tennis match. Police allege that the two men were involved in fixing at tennis tournaments in Brazil and Egypt in 2012. Two persons, Rajesh Kumar and Harsimrat Singh, have been arrested from the Melbourne West area.
According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Victoria Police suspect the two men may have been involved in fixing other tournaments. According to the report, a group of alleged Indian fixers used to lure low-ranking players from Europe and Africa to prepare them for the match according to the fixing. The network was organized for global tournaments. The two Indian nationals were also arrested in May 2016, the report said. He was then charged with fixing જીત 2.50 million to win a bet.
According to documents submitted by Victoria Police, Ravinder Dandiwal has been named as the mastermind behind the match-fixing and betting scam. Dandiwal is allegedly a relative of Harsimrat Singh. He has not been charged by Victoria Police, however.
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