Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar to NDTV on IPL spot-fixing arrests: highlights

New Delhi: After arresting three Indian Premier League players, all from the Rajasthan Royals franchise, and 11 bookies on charges of spot-fixing, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar spoke exclusively to NDTV on the controversy. Here are the highlights of what Mr Kumar said:

• Original tip-off was the Mumbai underworld which is in touch with bookies in India indulging in fixing
• That tip off came from human-intelligence, middle of March
• We have been tapping phones for two months
• No evidence to show Dawood is involved; we know the name but it could be assumed so
• Mastermind using a Dubai number
• Batsmen have no role whatsoever, based on our investigation
• No other players or teams we know off but that may not be the entire picture
• Nobody wants to believe, even I did not want to believe that these players are involved
  MCOCA is a distinct possibility
• We will ask for the maximum police remand initially