CBI launches preliminary inquiry into match-fixing

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 2.As a first step to get the probe going into the charges of cricket match-fixing, the Central Bureau of Investigatiaon (CBI) today registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) after it received a reference from the Sports Ministry to conduct a probe into the scandal that has taken the cricketing world by storm.

The reference asked the CBI to make a general inquiry into the allegations of match-fixing. Sources said the reference has not set a cut-off date from where the CBI should begin its probe in the match-fixing charges. The Special Crime Branch of the CBI will probe the case, sources said.

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