Thane, Jun 2: Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan has told the police that he has been betting on cricket matches for the past five to six years, a police official claimed on Saturday.
The actor, however, claimed that he had not placed bets on any match of the 2018 season of the Indian Premier League that ended on May 27, the official said.
Khan arrived on Saturday for recording his statement before the police in connection with an IPL betting racket.
"The actor told the police that he has been betting on cricket matches for the past five to six years," the police official said on condition of anonymity.
The police had issued summons to the 50-year-old actor-producer for recording his statement in connection with the betting racket.
The recording of his statement is still underway, the official said.
In a letter sent to Khan, the police asked him to join the probe in the wake of the arrest of a bookie who was placing bets on the recently-concluded IPL.
Khan reached the office of the Thane Police's Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) for recording his statement, DCP (Crime) Abhishek Trimukhe said.
On May 15, the AEC busted a racket with the arrest of four people in Mumbai, including Sonu Jalan alias Sonu Malad, who is believed to be one of the top bookies of the country.
During the investigation, a "connection" between Jalan and Khan was established, head of the AEC, Senior Inspector Pradeep Sharma, said on Friday.
"We suspect that Arbaaz Khan had placed bets on IPL matches and want to scrutinise his bank transactions," another police officer had said.
Khan allegedly lost Rs 2.8 crore in betting to Jalan and was not paying the amount, following which the bookie had threatened the actor.
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