Delhi Police to apply for cancelling Sreesanth's bail

New Delhi, July 30 (IANS)

Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth looks on before being taken to court in New Delhi on May 28, 2013. Sreesanth was to appear in court Tuesday, following a two-day extension of police custody given May 26. AFP PHOTO/MANAN VATSYAYANA

Delhi Police will apply for cancelling the bail of cricketer Sreesanth and 20 others who are allegedly involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

“We are filing a chargesheet in the IPL spot-fixing case today (Tuesday) and we will apply for the cancellation of bail of all 21 accused including Sreesanth,” S.N. Srivastava, special commissioner of police (Special Cell) told IANS.

Till now, 29 people had been arrested in the IPL spot fixing case. Twenty-one of them are on bail, while eight are in judicial custody.

Three Rajasthan Royals players – Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila – were arrested by Delhi Police from Mumbai, May 16. While Sreesanth and Chavan are out on bail, Chandila is still languishing in Tihar jail.