Cricket scam: More names of state selectors under scanner
Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, October 4
In the investigation of the ongoing cricket scam, the arrested coach, Kulbeer Rawat, confessed to have received money from eight to nine players to let them play in state teams and leagues.
During the interrogation, he also named Bikash Pradhan, a selector for Sikkim Cricket Association, who allegedly has ties with the scammers and took money for the same.
The Gurugram police will shortly serve notice to him for joining the investigation.
Meanwhile, chat records between Ashutosh Bora and Rawat also hinted that a few big names associated with state-level cricket associations are also involved in the scam.
The police said the chat had a mention of Akram Khan, a selector for the UP Cricket Association; and Mahim Verma, vice-president, and Aman, CEO, Uttarakhand Cricket Association.
In the chat, Rawat also hinted that he had done selections of aspirants through the UP and Uttarakhand Cricket Associations many times, the police added. The police are also set to serve notices to the mentioned names in the chat to join the probe. “More than Rs 35 lakh was transferred from the account of Ashutosh Bora’s firm to Rawat’s account. Pradhan also received a transfer of more than Rs 2 lakh through Bora’s account. Besides, Nabam Vivek, who is the sitting president of the Arunachal Cricket Association, will also join investigation by Tuesday,” said SI Umesh Kumar.
