actor and bollywood producer Arbaaz Khan has confessed to the Thane Police Anti-Extortion Cell on Saturday of his involvement in betting on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. He was questioned for over four hours at the Thane AEC office. Thane Police sources informed that Arbaaz and the accused bookie, Sonu Jalan aka Sonu Malad, were brought face-to-face during the interrogation. It was then that Arbaaz confessed about his betting involvement.
He also allegedly said that he lost about 2.75 crores to bookie Sonu Jalan in bets on IPL matches last year. However, the actor did not pay the amount to Sonu, post which he allegedly started threatening Arbaaz for recovering the amount.
as per sources,
“During questioning 10-15 more names have cropped up but none from Bollywood. Will call him again if need be,” said Pradeep Kumar, Investigating Officer.
Speaking to the media after his interrogation, Arbaaz Khan said, “I answered all the questions asked by police. It’s an ongoing investigation and i will continue to co-operate with the probe.”
