MUMBAI, May 24: Police said on Friday they were “investigating all the angles” in the Indian spot-fixing scandal but refused to confirm if they were targeting top Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf.

Rauf was withdrawn from next month’s Champions Trophy in England amid reports that he is under police investigation, the ICC said.

Mumbai police would not confirm whether the umpire was being investigated as part of the probe.

A police official said “we are investigating all the angles”, adding that Rauf “has not been called in for interrogation”.

Rauf, who has stood in 48 Tests and 98 one-day internationals, was one of the umpires during the IPL at the centre of the probe. —AFP

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