Mehsana
Police
arrested
a
few
people
in
connection
with
the
incident
and
named
Shoeb
David
as
the
‘chief
organiser’
of
the
fake
IPL.
Apart
from
Shoeb,
the
police
also
nabbed
Asif
Mohammed,
Shoes
co-worker
in
a
Russian
pub,
Sadiq
Davda,
Saqib,
Saifi
and
Mohammed
Kolu.
The
last
four
named
was
acted
on-field
umpires.
While
Saqib,
who
hails
from
Meerut,
was
roped
in
as
commentator
who
could
ably
mimic
Harsha
Bhogle.
The
Fake
IPL
reached
its
‘quarterfinal’
stage
before
the
Mehsana
Police
arrested
the
culprits.
“Shoeb
hired
the
farm
of
Ghulam
Masih
and
installed
halogen
lights
there.
He
readied
21
farm
labourers,
promising
them
Rs
400
per
match.
Next,
he
hired
cameramen
and
bought
t-shirts
of
IPL
teams,”
police
official
Bhavesh
Rathod
was
quoted
as
saying
by
the
ToI.
“Shoeb
would
take
live
bets
over
the
Telegram
channel.
He
would
instruct
Kolu,
the
umpire,
over
a
walkie-talkie
to
signal
fours
and
sixes.
“Kolu
communicated
the
same
to
the
batsman
and
the
bowler.
Acting
on
the
instructions,
the
bowler
would
deliver
a
slow
ball,
enabling
the
batsman
to
hit
it
for
a
four
or
a
six,”
the
police
said
in
a
statement.
The
Fake
IPL
started
a
few
weeks
after
the
original
IPL
and
was
named
as
Indian
Premier
Cricket
League.
It
was
also
‘live’
on
a
YouTube
Channel
and
betting
was
done
using
the
Telegram.
The
con
gang
hired
local
farm
workers
on
daily
wages
and
gave
them
jerseys
to
present
them
as
cricketers.
They
also
organised
the
matches
in
a
local
stadium
during
the
evening
while
installing
5
high
definition
cameras
and
the
‘umpires’
used
fake
walkie-talkies
during
the
‘match’
to
communicate
with
‘TV
Umpires’
to
make
the
whole
jig
looks
real
for
the
punters.
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