After it is heard that a huge amount of money was invested by a notorious international fixer in football matches, CBI is investigating it seriously. It is also stated that at least in five Indian football clubs this is happening through shell companies.
Marking the same, last week, CBI officials visited the All India Football Federation (AIFF) headquarters in Delhi last and inquired about their clubs and investments.
Talking about this, AIFF secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran said, “The AIFF has zero tolerance towards match-fixing and we have written to the clubs asking them to cooperate with the investigation,”. He also added, “There are concerns about investments made by shell companies linked to the fixer. We will do whatever is needed to ensure that Indian football has no links with anyone remotely connected with match-fixing.”
As per the reports, 5 clubs are being investigated and these five clubs include Indian Arrows, the developmental side of the AIFF which is led by former India goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey and played in the I-League this year.