Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks UP T20 League, FIR Filed
Imagine a cricket league in Lucknow where someone tried to cheat.
Someone using the name 'vipss_nakrani' on Instagram offered money to a team manager to fix matches.
They wanted the players to do certain things to make their team lose.
The manager told the police, and they set a trap.
The police are now trying to find the person who sent the messages and see who else was involved.
This is against the rules, and now the police are investigating.
The league is happening from August 17 to September 6.
An alleged match-fixing attempt was flagged in the UP T20 League.
An FIR was filed in Lucknow based on a complaint by the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU).
The Kashi Rudra team manager received a suspicious offer of ₹1 crore to influence outcomes.
The ACU set up a trap and recorded conversations with the accused individual.
Police are investigating a coordinated conspiracy involving betting and match-fixing.
- Who
- An individual using Instagram handle 'vipss_nakrani' and potentially associates.
- What
- Attempted to fix matches in the UP T20 League.
- When
- Attempt occurred during the UP T20 League, which started August 17.
- Where
- Lucknow.
- Why
- To influence match outcomes for financial gain through betting and match-fixing.
- Event
- UP T20 League
- Location
- Lucknow
- Accusation
- Match-fixing attempt
- Involved
- Kashi Rudra team manager
- Accused
- Person using Instagram handle 'vipss_nakrani'
- Date of FIR
- August 31
- Charges
- Sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Public Gambling Act, and IT Act