Bangalore: Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) management committee member Sudhindra Shinde was on Wednesday arrested in connection with the alleged match fixing in Karnataka Premier League, police said. "The arrests so far are backed by a lot of evidences. On the basis of it, we are arresting them. Sudhindra Shinde hasbeen arrested on the basis of evidences," Bengaluru PoliceCommissioner Bhaskar Rao told reporters.

The Central Crime Branch, which is probing the matter, has grilled Shinde for two days and finally arrested. He was the coach for Belagavi Panthers, one of the KPL teams. "Shinde along with Ali Ashfaq Tara had allegedly fixed a few matches," a police officer told PTI. The officer said Shinde would be taken into custody on Wednesday to further interrogate the involvement of others. So far, nine people including Shinde have been arrested. Tara was the first to be arrested in this case.