The Central Bureau of Investigation has set up a Sports Frauds Investigation Unit (SFIO), to tackle corruption in sports and to stop the match-fixing plague in cricket.
According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the setting up of the SFIO is likely to be announced by the CBI on Tuesday, a day before the Indian Premier League's seventh edition kicks off in the UAE. "The SFIO would work under the agency's Special Crime Branch with a DIG-level officer heading its team of investigators," a CBI source said.
After hosting the first part in the United Arab Emirates, the IPL will return to India on May 2 with a high-profile clash between the two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders in Ranchi. The UAE was awarded the hosting rights of the first 20 matches of IPL starting April 16 due to clash of dates with the general elections.
The unit would also with the sports ministry help to frame policies that would build deterrence in the system. "The Department of Sports is in the process of finalising a bill to criminalise sport frauds that will aid enforcement agencies including CBI curb corruption in sports," said the source.
The last edition of the IPL was hit by allegations of spot-fixing and the Delhi Police had filed its charge-sheet naming three cricketers, including former India pacer Sreesanth, as accused.
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