Telangana police on Wednesday arrested five people, including three of the most senior office-bearers of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).
The officials have been accused of forgery and misappropriation of funds. Among those arrested are HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer C J Srinivas Rao and CEO Suneel Kante. Two other top executives of the cricket body have also been arrested. The role of another senior HCA office bearer is also being probed.
Sources told TOI that the investigators have taken into account the findings of a vigilance and enforcement inquiry report on allegations against the HCA chief and others of harassing the Sunrisers Hyderabad management for free tickets during IPL.
The CID filed a case under Sections 465 (punishment for forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record), 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 420 (cheating) read with 34 (common intention) based on a complaint by Dharam Gurava Reddy, general secretary of Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), filed on June 9. TCA is not recognised by BCCI.
The complaint alleges that president A Jagan Mohan Rao contested the HCA elections using a forged document. It was also alleged Rao, along with some HCA apex council members, misappropriated over Rs 2.3 crore from the association.
CID officials told TOI they discovered Rao had used a forged cricket club membership to qualify for the 2023 HCA elections. "Rao furnished a forged membership of Gowlipura Cricket Club to contest in the elections and won," said a CID official.
Furthermore, CID arrested Gowlipura Cricket Club president G Kavita and her husband Rajender Yadav, who is the general secretary of the club, for aiding Rao in committing the offence.
The allegations also say that Rao, along with treasurer C J Srinivas Rao and CEO Suneel Kante, misappropriated HCA funds under the guise of performing their official duties.
CID arrsted Rao from his residence in Gachibowli. The other two HCA officials were picked up from Begumpet. Rajender Yadav and Kavita were taken into custody later in the night.
HCA was criticised for excessive demand for complimentary passes during the IPL. SRH had alleged that the managemet was being illtreated and threatened to shift operations outside the city.
The team management alleged that as against the agreement of giving 3,900 complimentary passes to the association for every match, which is 10 per cent of the stadium’s capacity, the HCA president was asking for 20 more passes. The issue even threatened to derail a match between SRH and LSG.
The officials have been accused of forgery and misappropriation of funds. Among those arrested are HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer C J Srinivas Rao and CEO Suneel Kante. Two other top executives of the cricket body have also been arrested. The role of another senior HCA office bearer is also being probed.
Sources told TOI that the investigators have taken into account the findings of a vigilance and enforcement inquiry report on allegations against the HCA chief and others of harassing the Sunrisers Hyderabad management for free tickets during IPL.
The CID filed a case under Sections 465 (punishment for forgery), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using as genuine a forged document or electronic record), 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent), 420 (cheating) read with 34 (common intention) based on a complaint by Dharam Gurava Reddy, general secretary of Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), filed on June 9. TCA is not recognised by BCCI.
The complaint alleges that president A Jagan Mohan Rao contested the HCA elections using a forged document. It was also alleged Rao, along with some HCA apex council members, misappropriated over Rs 2.3 crore from the association.
CID officials told TOI they discovered Rao had used a forged cricket club membership to qualify for the 2023 HCA elections. "Rao furnished a forged membership of Gowlipura Cricket Club to contest in the elections and won," said a CID official.
Furthermore, CID arrested Gowlipura Cricket Club president G Kavita and her husband Rajender Yadav, who is the general secretary of the club, for aiding Rao in committing the offence.
The allegations also say that Rao, along with treasurer C J Srinivas Rao and CEO Suneel Kante, misappropriated HCA funds under the guise of performing their official duties.
CID arrsted Rao from his residence in Gachibowli. The other two HCA officials were picked up from Begumpet. Rajender Yadav and Kavita were taken into custody later in the night.
HCA was criticised for excessive demand for complimentary passes during the IPL. SRH had alleged that the managemet was being illtreated and threatened to shift operations outside the city.
The team management alleged that as against the agreement of giving 3,900 complimentary passes to the association for every match, which is 10 per cent of the stadium’s capacity, the HCA president was asking for 20 more passes. The issue even threatened to derail a match between SRH and LSG.
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