Hubballi, Aug 17 (DHNS): State BJP president Pralhad Joshi has sought CBI probe into the multi-crore cricket betting scam.

In a press meet held here on Sunday, Joshi told reporters, “Looking at the amount of cash and gold jewellery seized from a flat owned by the senior IAS officer Kapil Mohan, I personally think that a few persons part of the government have a role to play in the racket. So, the probe into cricket betting scam should be handed over to the premier investigation agency,” he said.

“It looks like IAS officers are looting the State. If the probe into the cricket betting racket is handed over to the CBI, kin of an influential minister in the State Cabinet will be exposed,” Leader of Opposition in Assembly Jagadish Shettar said.

He alleged that as many as 820 cases were booked against IAS officers after Congress came to power in the State. In order to protect the corrupt officials, the ruling Congress has appointed an IAS officer as Registrar of Lokayukta, Shettar complained.