One of the Indian co-owners of the Jaffna Kings franchise in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) and another Indian national have been arrested by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for the Prevention of Offences Related to Sports over allegations of match-fixing.
According to the officers, the suspects had allegedly approached several players, including Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dunith Wellalage and Avishka Fernando, with proposals to engage in match-fixing.
Investigators further told court that the suspects later met the players at a cafe, where they allegedly offered USD 300,000 in exchange for fixing four matches.
The players subsequently had reported the approach to the SIU. Acting on the instructions of investigators, the players allegedly demanded USD 50,000 per match from the suspects as part of the investigation.
