Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan and the effective team principal of Chennai Super Kings, was arrested by Mumbai Police on 24 May 2013 for his involvement in betting on IPL matches. His arrest came in the wake of the broader spot-fixing scandal that had rocked IPL 2013.
The investigation revealed that Meiyappan had been placing bets on IPL matches and had been in contact with bookmakers. Mumbai Police charged him with cheating and conspiracy. The BCCI initially tried to distance itself from the scandal, and Srinivasan refused to step down from his position despite the clear conflict of interest.
The Supreme Court of India appointed a three-member committee headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal to investigate the scandal. The Mudgal Committee found Meiyappan guilty of betting and passing on team information to bookmakers. A subsequent committee headed by Justice R.M. Lodha imposed sweeping reforms on the BCCI, including a two-year ban on Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals from the IPL.
Meiyappan was banned from any involvement in cricket activities. The scandal exposed the deep conflict of interest at the heart of Indian cricket, where the BCCI president's family had financial interests in an IPL franchise while the BCCI was supposed to be regulating the league. It led to landmark Supreme Court interventions that reshaped the governance of Indian cricket.