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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2015 News Wanted Indian businessman located in Malta Four-legged sergeants join the corps Sergeants Miko, Marius, Cheque and Renvey were officially welcomed by the Police Force in a canine recruitment ceremony held yesterday at the police Dogs Section Quarters in Mosta. The German Shepherds are aged between one and two years and were brought to Malta from the Czech Republic. The four dogs took part in the ceremony by showing off the abilities they have acquired during training. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MALTA POLICE FORCE MATTHEW VELLA FORMER Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi has been located in Malta, following an In- terpol red notice against him. Modi might soon be arrested for his role in a money laundering case relating to alleged financial irregu- larities in the operations of various editions of the T20 cricket tourna- ment. According to CNN IBN, Modi was located by Interpol, which is meant to arrest and extradite the accused to the country where the alleged crime was actually committed. On 11 August, India's Enforce- ment Directorate (ED) sought an Interpol notice against Modi in connection with its probe into the IPL money laundering case. Modi fled India about five years ago when charges pertaining to IPL money laundering came into the limelight. Earlier in August some reports also emerged of Modi bro- kering a deal for Sahara to help sell off its properties. Modi, born in Delhi in 1963, was the first chairman and commis- sioner of the IPL, running the tour- nament for three years until 2010. Shortly after December 2010, Mo- di was suspended from the Board of Control for Cricket in India after being accused of misconduct, indis- cipline and financial irregularities. The BCCI launched an investiga- tion against him, and banned him for life in 2013 after a committee found him guilty of these charges. Modi denied any wrongdoing, and blamed accusations on political ri- valries. Shortly before the Enforcement Directorate launched an investiga- tion against him for alleged finan- cial irregularities, Modi moved to London. As of 2015, the ED has not found Modi guilty of any financial irregularities. The Indian government revoked his passport in 2010, but the deci- sion was overturned by the High Court in 2014. As a scion of a leading business family, Modi is the president and managing director of Modi Enter- prises and the executive director of Godfrey Phillips India. Businessman Lalit Modi fled India some five years ago

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