NEW DELHI, April 20: The Government today pledged to use the full force of the law in investigating any match-fixing allegations against Indian cricketers. "The Government will leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of any charges whether through a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or any other investigative agency," Union Minister of State for Sports Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa told parliament.

Dhindsa stressed that for the moment the Government was unaware of any 'specific complaint' against a particular Indian cricketer or official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

"However, allegations of a general nature are being reported in the media... We will initiate legal measures against practices of match-fixing on the basis of specific complaints after appropriate inquiry and investigation." Cricket has been front-page news since the scandal that erupted around sacked South African skipper Hansie Cronje, who is under investigation after Delhi Police alleged earlier this month that he was part of a match-fixing racket.

Cronje has denied all charges of match-fixing. The scandal prompted Dhindsa to table in Parliament on Thursday a three-year-old probe report compiled by former Chief Justice YV Chandrachud into allegations by former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar that one of his senior team-mates had offered him money to under-achieve in a match against Pakistan.

Chandrachud completed his probe in 1997 and presented his report to BCCI but it had been kept under wraps until now, except for leaks in the media. According to the copy tabled on Thursday, Chandrachud labelled Prabhakar's allegations as 'imaginary and unrealistic'. It found no evidence of match-fixing by Indian players and officials, the report said large-scale illegal betting on matches did take place in India.

Dhindsa said Government was 'seriously alarmed' by the recent revelations regarding match-fixing in cricket, especially in the context of the recently concluded series between India and South Africa.

"People having specific information regarding malpractices should come forward with such information," said Dhindsa. "They shall be provided adequate protection."

Dhindsa's remarks came after Delhi Police sent detectives to Mumbai to probe possible links between the Cronje case and Dubai-based underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim.

Dhindsa said he had called a meeting of present and former officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, as well as captains, managers and coaches.

The meeting to be held here on April 27 will discuss all the implications arising out of the Cronje scandal. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and coach Kapil Dev have been summoned to attend, Dhindsa said.