MUMBAI: The Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar has stated that they are keeping a vigilant eye on at least three more cricketers for their participation in alleged spot fixing in the cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

Kumar said the players under scrutiny were all Indians from one team but declined to name them.

Three cricketers, including Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, were arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing.

Sreesanth and the families of the other two have denied the charge. On Tuesday, a court extended their custody for five more days.

The players have also been suspended by BCCI and the Rajasthan Royals.

Spot-fixing involves illegally rigging parts of a match, for example by timing the delivery of a deliberate wide or no-ball, to benefit bookmakers or those betting on matches.

"We are looking at other teams and other players as well, and specifically at three Indian players from one team," said Kumar in a quote to The Indian Express.

The police chief declined to name the players saying it will "affect our investigation".

Police say players use codes like "rotating their watches", "putting towels in their pants", "taking out lockets from their shirts", or "making signs with their clothes" to communicate with the bookmakers.

NEW DELHI: Even as the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) notified new guidelines on reportage of sexual abuse, a Delhi court on Monday restrained the media from reporting on the court proceedings in the Delhi gang rape case and directed in-camera hearing.

The court order came soon after the police refused to produce the five of the six accused before the metropolitan magistrate as a huge crowd of journalists, lawyers and onlookers packed the courtroom in the Saket district court premises.

The court said it would not hear the case unless the crowd dispersed. Metropolitan magistrate Namrita Aggarwal said there was no space in the courtroom to present the five accused and left for her chamber. Around 40 security personnel were also deployed inside the courtroom for security.

The gang-rape and the subsequent death of the girl has led to agitations all over the country. Zee News is also facing a case for telecasting an interview of the girl?s friend, who too was brutally assaulted on 16 December.

Adding to the controversy, a foreign publication has published the girl?s name by claiming that they had the permission from the girl?s father to do so. However, according to reports, the girl?s father has denied having given permission to any foreign media house to reveal his daughter?s name.

Two lawyers, Krishan Nautiyal and Neeraj Kumar, representing media reporters told the court that Delhi Police had issued an advisory to the media not to report the court proceedings. "They have no power to issue such kind of advisory to media," the lawyers said.

The court said it would not pass any order on that; an order would be passed if the prosecution filed an application.