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A big case of corruption has come to light in the Lanka T10 Super League tournament. Galle Marvels team owner Prem Thakkar has been arrested on match fixing charges. This incident happened a day after the start of the tournament, raising questions about the credibility of the tournament. Thakkar was detained from a hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka on Thursday. On Friday, he was produced in the Colombo Magistrate Court, from where he was sent to judicial custody till December 16.
Arrest of Indian citizen
According to the report, Sri Lankan police said that Indian national Prem Thakkar has been arrested under Sri Lanka’s 2019 Sports Crime Prevention Act. This law was made to stop match-fixing and corruption related to sports. Police said that Thakkar was arrested based on a complaint by a foreign player who accused Thakkar of offering match fixing.
Strict law against fixing in Sri Lanka
This is not the first time that a case of match fixing has come to light in a franchise tournament in Sri Lanka. In May this year, Tamim Rahman, co-owner of Lanka Premier League (LPL) Dambulla Thunders team, was also arrested on match-fixing charges. In 2019, Sri Lanka became the first country in South Asia to criminalize corruption in sports. There is a provision of ten years imprisonment and heavy fine if found guilty under this Act.
What is Lanka T10?
The Lanka T10 Super League is the first T10 franchise tournament in Sri Lanka. It is organized by global conglomerates such as Innovative Production Group, T10 Sports Management and T10 Global Sports. These companies have organized many successful T10 leagues across the world.