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Mongia denies link with bookie Mehta
11th June 2005 23.21 IST
By Agencies

Former Indian wicket-keeper Nayan Mongia , whose name surfaced during the interrogation of Mumbai-based bookie Shobhan Mehta, today denied of having "ever met or known Mehta."

"I do not know Shobhan Mehta. I have never met him or talked to him," Mongia said in Vadodara.

When asked about the claims made by the Gujarat Police that Mongia had given "tips" to bookies about the important factors affecting the result of a cricket match, the stumper said: "I have never given tips to anybody either during my foreign tours or during any match being played in the country."

He said he had clarified regarding all matters related to cricket betting to the CBI, which had earlier probed the betting allegations against the Indian players.

The name of Mongia and other Indian players like Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja were cropped up during the interrogation of Mehta by Ahmedabad Crime Branch today.

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