Team Herald
PANJIM: The officials of Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) are likely to be questioned in connection with the fraud involving Goa Cricket Association (GCA).
A senior official attached to Economic Offences Cell of State police said that they are investigating the procedure of how the funds are released by BCCI to cricketing bodies like GCA and also what were the rules of releasing fund during the time when alleged fraud happened
“To know the details and to gather evidences we will have to record the statement of BCCI senior officials,” the official said adding “the names of people who could be questioned are being finalized.”
“Either our police team will go to respective BCCI office and record their statements or they will be summoned. No possibility is ruled out,” the official said.
Last month, police had sent its team to BCCI office in Mumabi to get relevant documents related to the case. BCCI has submitted all the necessary information sought by police.
Goa Police had arrested GCA President Chetan Dessai, Secretary Vinod Phadke and Treasurer Akbar Mulla in connection with a financial fraud of Rs 3.13 crore. All three are accused of illegally withdrawing the funds which were granted to GCA by BCCI to develop cricket in the state during the financial year 2007-08.
According to police, the trio had opened accounts between October 23, 2006 and May 23, 2008 when GCA was headed by Dayanand Narvekar, while Dessai was its secretary and Phadke a treasurer.
Dessai, Phadke and Mulla were booked under IPC sections 408, 409 (criminal breach of trust), 419 (cheating by impersonation), 463, 464, 468 (forgery), 471 (fraud), 420 (cheating) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy).
The trios are currently out on bail. While Dessai and Phadke have been suspended by BCCI, Mulla, earlier this week submitted his resignation from the post.
