Two arrested on fixing prices in Kolkata league

Updated on: Nov 03, 2025 10:41 pm IST

Kolkata Police arrested two officers for match-fixing within the Kolkata league, with extra arrests attainable as investigations proceed.

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police arrested two individuals on prices of match-fixing within the prime tier of the Kolkata league that was received by East Bengal this season. They have been remanded to 14 days’ police custody, stated Anirban Dutta, basic secretary of the Indian Football Association (IFA), the game’s apex physique in West Bengal, at a media convention right here on Monday.

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Akash Das and Rahul Saha, the 2 arrested, are officers of Kidderpore Sporting Club, a 108-year-old membership which performed within the premier division. “There might be extra arrests sooner or later,” stated Dutta.

IFA had requested Kolkata Police to look into this in 2023 after being alerted by its integrity officer, stated Dutta. Measurers Club, one other membership within the league, too are underneath the scanner, stated Dutta.

“Indian Football Association had complained to Kolkata Police that some crew officers and gamers try to repair matches,” stated Rupesh Kumar, joint-commissioner crime, Kolkata Police, at a separate briefing for journalists on Monday.

An enquiry was carried out, individuals placed on surveillance and technical inputs collected, stated Kumar. Based on this, an FIR was lodged in opposition to two individuals who have been arrested, he stated. In the preliminary interrogation, they’ve confessed, stated Kumar.

“We will ask our disciplinary committee to bar Kidderpore Sporting Club until their involvement within the fixing controversy is cleared,” stated Dutta. The IFA official spoke of desirous to arrange a assist line the place gamers and officers whose identities will likely be protected can inform IFA if an method is made.

Dutta stated at the very least three or 4 matches have been underneath the scanner. The outcomes of the matches, or that of the league, is not going to change, he stated. “The cost in opposition to the groups is that they’ve intentionally misplaced. The league is over, the champions and people relegated determined. Also, this drawback is being attributable to a handful of individuals and it will be unfair to tar the entire league.”

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