IPL spot-fixing: Bookie turns hostile

July 02, 2013 22:24

A key bookie in IPL spot-fixing scandal, today retracted before a Delhi court from his confessional statement recorded by the police saying it was given under "pressure".

Jitendra Jain, alias Jeetu, filed an application before the court requesting it to take action against erring police officials for "mis-using their official powers and recording the false confessional statement under threat and pressure".

Jeetu, who was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Renu Bhatnagar after expiry of his four days of police remand, alleged that during the remand, his confessional statement was recorded "involuntarily".

"During the police custody remand, Jeetu was produced before DCP and he was made to get his confessional statement recorded involuntarily, under threat, fear and pressure and clearly in contravention of provisions of law without the proper procedure of law," Jeetu said his application.

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