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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

LPL rocked by bribery scandal: Indian co-owner arrested hours before tournament, accused of paying player Rs 9.5 million

Sri Lanka police arrested the Indian co-owner of a Lanka Premier League (LPL) team on Friday, hours before the tournament was due to begin, on suspicion of trying to bribe a player.

The suspect, identified as Manjot Kalra, was arrested at a hotel in Colombo as he was "about to pay" a player 9.5 million rupees ($28,700), inspector Supun Vidanage of the Sports Investigation Unit said.

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