New Delhi, Nov. 10: Indian photo-journalist Dheeraj Dikshit, who had been accused of being involved in spot-fixing by Veena Malik, on Wednesday claimed that the Pakistani actor is a “bookmaker” managing seven of her country’s top players, and demanded the Ministry of External Affairs to immediately cancel her Indian visa.
Malik, who is participating in a reality TV show in India, had accused Dikshit of being involved in match-fixing and remaining in touch with her ex-boyfriend Mohammad Asif. “She is a criminal, a match-fixer,” Dheeraj said.
Dheeraj, who accepted he was close to pace bowler Asif professionally, revealed that he got a call from the model-turned-actress in January this year while he was in Dhaka. “I have never met her and during our first interaction, she tried to become very friendly. Before calling me, she called me my Delhi number 4-5 times which my wife answered. My wife gave her my Dhaka number and on the very first note, she started flirting with me,” Dheeraj said.
“Veena was aware of the fact that I was good friends with Asif and so she contacted me. She said we could strike a big deal if I wish so. She said she is managing seven top players and to substantiate her claims, she told me the results of Pakistan’s upcoming series with Australia, Sri Lanka and England. Later, I found, all of them to be true,” he said.
Dheeraj also claimed that Mazhar Majeed, the man at the centre of the spot-fixing controversy, was Veena’s London-based boyfriend who has dated her on and off for three years. “She used to say that Maz is her London-based boyfriend. Later I realised that ‘Maz’ is Mazhar Majeed who used to get endorsement deal for the players,” he said.
Dikshit also claimed that he is receiving death threats from an unknown number on his mobile phone. —