UP T20 League – A major scandal has erupted in the UP T20 League after the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) exposed an alleged match-fixing attempt involving a staggering bribe of ₹1 crore. The incident unfolded when someone identifying as a bookmaker from the Instagram user “vipss_nakrani” approached Arjun Chauhan, team manager of Kashi Rudra, offering the huge amount to manipulate a player’s performance, sweetened with a promised ₹50 lakh commission The Times of IndiaMoneycontrolCricTracker.
Upon receipt of the message on August 31, Chauhan immediately reported the approach to the BCCI ACU, who staged an undercover engagement to gather further proof. Conversations shifted from Instagram to WhatsApp as the accused pressed for control over player decisions during matches and promised upfront payment in cash or US dollars. All communications—texts, calls, and interactions—were recorded and preserved as evidence, which was handed over to the Lucknow Police MoneycontrolCricTrackerOneCricket.
As a result, the Sushant Golf City Police Station has registered a formal FIR under multiple legal statutes, including sections from cheating and organized crime provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Public Gambling Act, 1867, and Section 66D of the IT Act, 2000 CricTrackerCricket AddictorUniindia. Authorities believe the suspect may operate with a broader network and are actively working to trace the Instagram handle owner and his collaborators OneCricketCricket Addictor.
