Top court urges new corruption probe into IPL

NEW DELHI, Apr 22 (AFP): The Supreme Court Tuesday urged a tough new investigation into allegations of spot-fixing and illegal betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket competition after months of controversy.

The top court said it wanted the country's investigation agencies to team up with its own three-member panel appointed last year to probe the allegations into the popular Twenty20 competition.

The panel, led by former judge Mukal Mudgal, has already produced a damning report which lists 13 people, including Indian cricket boss N. Srinivasan, who has been forced to stand aside in the wake of the scandal.

Justice A.K. Patnaik said he wanted the new investigation to look further into allegations contained in a sealed section of the report-which has not been made public and which deals with the 13 people.