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IPL COO records statement, confirms Preity Zinta- Ness Wadia conflict

Indian Premier League COO Sundar Raman has confirmed that actress Preity Zinta’s claim that she had informed him about her May 30 spat with former boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia at the Wankhede Stadium

“Sundar Raman’s statement was on Thursday recorded in BCCI’s office in connection with Preity Zinta case.  There was a mention by Raman in the statement that Zinta had verbally communicated to him about the spat ,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police .The IPL Chief Operating Officer’s statement was recorded over an-hour-and-half, statements of six witnesses have been recorded so far, including that of a BCCI employee Ankit Baldi.The witnesses were “affirmative” about the “incident having taken place”, the officer said without clarifying whether they were eyewitnesses to the happenings or divulging details of their statements.

In her written complaint to the police last Thursday, Zinta had alleged that Wadia publicly humiliated her on several occasions, including once at an IPL auction where Raman was present.The actress had also claimed she had informed Raman about Ness’s behaviour during an IPL match on May 30.