Arrested cricketers S Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila have been sent to judicial custody till June 4 for spot-fixing in the just-concluded sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by a Delhi court on Tuesday.
Both the players were in custody of Delhi Police since their arrest on May 16.
The Delhi Police wanted the police custody of Rajasthan Royals pacer Sreesanth to be further extended for two more days but the judge turned down their plea.
A special cell of the Delhi police arrested Sreesanth and his teammates.
Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan -- for indulging in spot-fixing in at least three IPL matches as per arrangements with bookies who have underworld connections abroad.
Sreesanth and two other bowlers from Rajasthan Royals team were arrested in a post-midnight operation in Mumbai by Delhi Police for spot-fixing IPL matches for payments of up to Rs 60 lakh just for giving away pre-determined number of runs in an over.
