Delhi Police today opposed the bail plea of Rajasthan Royal's player Ajit Chandila in the IPL spot-fixing scandal saying he was a "key conspirator" in the entire case and was acting at the behest of a syndicate run by gangster Dawood Ibrahim.

In its reply filed before Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Kumar Jain, the Special Cell of Delhi Police said Chandila was directly in contact with bookies and players and had received money to perform as per their directions.

"For accused Ajit Chandila, it is reiterated that this player has emerged as the key conspirator in the entire chain acting on behalf of the syndicate... A huge amount of money has also been recovered at his instance, which was received from various fixers. In view of the centrality of his role, his bail is strongly opposed," the police said.