Search operations conducted on three of its event management and broadcast firms in Mumbai and frachises across the country

The probe into the financial deals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was broadened on Wednesday with search operations on three of its event management and broadcast firms in Mumbai and frachises across the country. A case was also registered to probe foreign exchange violations by the franchises.

Officers of the Directorate of Income Tax Investigation swept through the premises of IPL franchises in Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Chandigarh.