MUMBAI: During interrogation actor Arbaaz Khan accepted that he had placed bets in IPL matches last year and had lost Rs 2.75 crore, As ANI tweeted.

‘Tiger’ brother Bollywood actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has confessed to his alleged involvement in betting over IPL matches, according to police officials of Thane anti-extortion cell involved in the probe.

Arbaaz was today summoned to record his statement before the anti-extortion cell of Thane police. At the police station, he was in front of alleged bookie Sonu Jalan, who arrested earlier in the case.

The AEC had broken the scam on May 15 with the detain of four people in Mumbai, including Sonu Jalan alias Sonu Malad, who is considered to be one of the top bookies of the country, officials have said.

During the probe, a "connection" between Jalan and Arbaaz was set, noted Pradeep Sharma, Senior Inspector and head of the AEC, yesterday. The two are asserted to have known each other for over five years.

The head of the AEC stated that Jalan’s statement confirmed with handwritten notes in his personal diary, which is now in custody of the police. A line holding machine used by Sonu was also held. Apart from this, the name of a Pakistani politician has come to the fore, an angle the police are investigating.