GURUNATH Meiyappan, son-in-law of Indian cricket board chief N. Srinavasan and owner of Chennai Super Kings, was arrested on Friday night for his alleged involvement in betting on matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL), raising questions over the future of the franchise.

“We have interrogated Gurunath based on information we have. We have found his involvement in the offence related to IPL betting case. We have placed him under arrest,” Himanshu Roy, a police official, told reporters in Mumbai.

Gurunath, 35, was summoned by police for questioning after actor Vindu Dara Singh implicated him in betting.

Gurunath was arrested after nearly three hours of questioning that began at 9:30pm, Roy said, adding that he would be produced before a court on Saturday.

The honcho of CSK, twice IPL champions, Gurunath, was in the eye of a huge storm after actor and TV reality show winner Vindu admitted to having placed bets on his behalf.

Vindu, winner of reality show Bigg Boss season 3 and son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was allegedly in “frequent touch” with Gurunath during the IPL matches and was claimed to have told Mumbai crime branch that the CSK owner had lost Rs10 million through betting.

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