Mumbai:  The IPL which is already embroiled in several controversies was rocked by a fresh controversy on May 20, Sunday when two IPL players were among the 100 persons arrested from a rave party venue at Oxwood Hotel in the Juhu Beach area of Mumbai.

It is said both the players were from Pune Warriors team and one of them was a cricketer from India while another a foreign player. However Mumbai Police Commissioner has refused to divulge the names of the players. A police officer also said that the arrested include 58 women and 38 men and that drugs including cocaine and charas were seized from them.

In the meantime, it has also become clear that Rahul Sharma of Pune Warriors too was in the hotel. However, he has clarified that he had been to the hotel to attend a birthday party and had just reached the hotel when the raid took place.