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PANJIM: Stating that it is a ploy to delay bail for the arrested trio, the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) on Thursday, rubbished the allegations of another fraud amounting to Rs 5.87 cr.
Former Ranji cricketer Nilesh Prabhudesai had alleged a scam of Rs 5.87 cr. He alleged that the cheque had come from BCCI in 2008 but did not reflect in GCA account or the balance sheet.
Addressing media at GCA headquarters, GCA Vice-President Venkatesh Prabhudesai, giving documented evidence, said that amount is reflecting in GCA’s balance sheet as well as Federal Bank account.
“The cheque with bearing No. 100300 amounting to Rs 5.87 cr, which is shown in BCCI ledger on March 31, 2008 was deposited in the GCA’s Federal Bank account on April 30, 2008,” he said.
Prabhudesai further clarified that in 2008 the outstation clearing use to take some time and hence it was deposited in account a month later.
He mentioned, the chartered accountants for GCA had successfully audited the account for the financial year 2008-09 and also stated that the entry is reflecting on BCCI as well as GCA balance sheets for that financial year.
Rubbishing the charges made by former Ranji cricketer, Prabhudesai said, he is trying to “Defame the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) which has a rich cricketing history” by making false allegations that the entire administration is corrupt by providing baseless and inappropriate details to the investigating authorities for conducting the probe.”
“This is nothing but a ploy to delay bail of the trio — Chetan Desai, Vindo Phadke and Akbar Mulla,” he said.
Further adding, Prabhudesai stated, the GCA will file a defamation case against the former cricketer for making false allegations and maligning the three office bearers, who are currently in police custody and will request the investigating authorities to verify and take cognizance of the complain and that such people should be punished.
