UP T20 League – Just ahead of the September 6 final between Kashi Rudra and Meerut Mavericks, the UP T20 League is embroiled in controversy following revelations that a suspected bookie attempted to fix match outcomes. Team manager Arjun Chauhan was approached via Instagram and offered ₹1 crore to influence players on the field, with a promised personal cut of ₹50 lakh CricTrackerCricket Addictor.
Chauhan, instead of complying, alerted the BCCI Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), which then posed as a willing participant to entrap the suspect. Through the operation they acquired the bookie’s contact details and recorded voice and text communications over WhatsApp, including explicit demands that a player follow his match-day instructions and promises of immediate payoff post-match CricTrackerOneCricket.
The ACU submitted the tapes to Lucknow Police, leading to an FIR filed under serious legal charges: cheating, impersonation, organized crimes (BNS 318, 319, 112, 62), gambling violations, and cybercrime under the IT Act Cricket AddictorUniindia. Police now aim to uncover the identity behind the “vipss_nakrani” Instagram account and explore possible links with other fixing attempts during the tournament OneCricketCricket Addictor.
The scandal has cast a shadow over India’s domestic competitions, coming off the heels of past controversies and underscoring the urgent need for reinforced anti-corruption vigilance in cricket tournaments.
