ED summons former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin in money laundering case
ED summons former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin in a money laundering case linked to the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). HCA’s former president, Azhar, is accused of misappropriating funds from 2019 to 2022.
The cricketer-turned-politician Azharuddin was required to appear before the ED on Thursday (Oct 4), but he didn’t and sought more time.
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The case is related to Azhar allegedly misspending INR 20 crore allocated for the procurement of diesel generators, fire fighting systems, and canopies for the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. However, this is the first time ED has summoned Azhar, with clear directives for him to appear before the probe agency to clarify his name in this money laundering case.
Meanwhile, the ED began an investigation based on three FIRs registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hyderabad, with the corresponding charge sheets filed by the ACB pointing towards criminal misspending of the HCA funds.
The charge sheet also revealed that HCA office bearers, including its then secretary, president, vice-president and others, in fusion with private parties, arbitrarily got various tenders allotted to preferred contractors at higher market rates.
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It further stated that those involved went ahead without following proper tender processes, while the advance payments were also made to many without the work being done.
Azhar’s dark history
The BCCI banned Mohammad Azharuddin for life for his involvement in a match-fixing scandal during the dawn of the new millennium that rocked Indian cricket. In November 2000, Azhar - the then-Indian captain, admitted his involvement in the wrongdoings, emerging as a ‘key man in the group of Test captains’ who were being investigated.
Alongside him, the BCCI punished several others, including star all-rounder Ajay Jadeja and seamer Manoj Prabhakar.
Although he remained out of Indian cricket since the HCA appointed him as the president in 2019. That year, the BCCI also offered him a chance to be part of the former cricketers honoured with a lap around the ground during the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in 2019.
The Hyderabad Cricket Stadium also has a stand named after him.
(With inputs from agencies)
