Sree 'sant', no charges; charges against Ajit, Ankeet too dropped in IPL spot-fixing case

New Delhi: In a major blow to the Delhi police’s special cell, the unit probing the alleged 2013 Indian Premier League 6 spot-fixing scam, a Delhi court on Saturday acquitted all the 36 accused persons, including former India cricketer S. Sreesanth.

Other two prominent IPL players — Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan — who were out on bail, were also discharged in the case in which six persons, including mafia don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, were declared proclaimed offenders.

“All are discharged (from the case),” additional sessions judge Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the order. Sreesanth and Chavan are currently serving life bans imposed by the BCCI, while Chandila’s hearing is still on. Sreesanth, 32, broke down on hearing the order while the other accused, hugged each other.