Fake sports firm scam: Gurugram police probe directors link with 'higher-ups'

Our Correspondent

Gurugram, September 8

The scam involving a sports management firm has got murkier, with the police finding evidence of gangs’ association with many high-ups of various state sports authorities.

The accused fraudsters not just met them regularly, but cops also found

evidence of money being transferred into their accounts, raising concerns of bribery.

The two main accused, Ashutosh Bora and Nitin Jha, directors of SCM sports Management Company, were in police remand and produced in a city court today and sent to judicial custody.

A senior investigator said during police remand, the accused confessed to fraudulently collecting around Rs 1.30 crore from 14 aspiring cricketers, including a girl player of Delhi. The network of these scamsters was spread in many states, including Himachal Pradesh, UP, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

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Officials of the economic offences wing-2 (EOW) said the probe was going on, but refused to confirm any names.

Highly placed sources said they had found documents pertaining to transactions some cricket sports associations.

Now, cops are working on contacting these agencies. The investigation further revealed that the sources started this scam through their firm in 2019. They collected Rs 1.31 crore from over 14 cricketers for their selection in different cricket tournaments and even the IPL. While all business were hit due to Covid, they thrived.

“We are waiting for more complainants who were duped by the gang in the name of better future in cricket. We are asking banks for details of their accounts. We are conducting raids to nab another accused,” said inspector Bijender Kumar, head, EOW-2.

Confessed to crime

A senior investigator said during police remand, the accused confessed to fraudulently collecting around Rs 1.30 crore from 14 aspiring cricketers, including a girl player of Delhi.