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The Economic and Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police has found that former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya misappropriated funds to the tune of Rs 2.9 crore during the 1996 World Cup that was jointly hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The chargesheet will be filed in a Mumbai sessions court on March 26.

"Till now, we have ascertained that there was cheating of over Rs 2,90,00,000 and we will be filing a chargesheet against Dalmiya and two others on Wednesday," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria told reporters.

After investigations, the EOW accused Dalmiya of diverting funds from a bank account in Kolkata that was originally set up for paying legal fees towards various other expenses.

Dalmiya however dismissed the development as another ploy by the BCCI to unsettle him ahead of the upcoming Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections, which he is contesting.

"It's an offshoot of the old game plan of my adversaries," Dalmiya said. "Whenever something happens in cricket politics, they resort to such actions to settle scores with me. But, again, I don't want to comment on speculative matters," he told reporters in Kolkata.

"I have not received any copy of the alleged chargesheet . However I'll revert to [the] media if a charge sheet is filed and a copy of it is served to me".

The annual CAB elections will be held in the last week of July and the Dalmiya camp is threatening to come back into the reckoning against Prasun Mukherjee, the current CAB president and BCCI point man.

The Kolkata High Court had stayed the order and allowed the Dalmiya to contest the elections of both CAB and the BCCI following FIR filed by the BCCI for misappropriation of funds, forgery and cheating in March 2006. Dalmiya had responded by filing a case of perjury against the Board officials.

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I guess Jaggu is in dip-s***

Former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya has been found to have misappropriated over Rs 2.90 crore of the cricket body's funds during his tenure, police said on Monday.

Acting on a case filed by the BCCI in March 2006 after Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar took over as head of the game's governing body, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has found that Dalmiya diverted funds meant for legal fees towards other expenses including paying for personal phone bills.

Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria said Indian Income Tax authorities had slapped 64 cases on PILCOM's account operated from London. PILCOM was the organising committee of the 1996 Cricket World Cup hosted jointly by Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.

The crime branch will be filing a chargesheet against Dalmiya, Gautam Dutta and K M Choudhary in the matter on Wednesday in a local court, he said.

The trio will be charged with cheating, breach of trust, forgery and criminal conspiracy, Maria said, adding that the probe in the matter is still on and it is possible more persons will be named in the chargesheet.

Dalmiya had appeared before the EOW officers four times in Mumbai while the investigators had gone to Kolkata two times for recording his statement during the course of the probe, Maria added.

"Six accounts were created to meet the expenses of fighting the cases and this misapproriation concerns only one of them opened in Kolkata in which Rs 6.92 crore was deposited," Maria added.

Dalmiya, who was the BCCI president for over ten years, misappropriated the funds to pay for phone bills, hotel bills, car rentals, purchasing foreign exchange and stationery, Maria said.

"Of the Rs 2.90 crore, Rs 85 lakh has been diverted towards phone bills only. Dalmiya has been found to have paid his personal phone bills, one registered in his mother's name and phone bills for three companies run by him," he added.

Maria said an investigation of the car rentals led the police to discover that the registration numbers of the cars supposedly used by the BCCI actually belonged to some trucks and motorcycles.
"According to Dalmiya, necessary resolutions were passed so that the funds in the account can be used for other expenses but they have been unable to furnish the necessary copies. Also, (Dalmiya's secretary) KM Choudhary was found to have been operating the account which has to be done by Dalmiya only," Maria said.

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ouch

[dextrous]

not that i (know or think) of dalmiya as a saint, but this is mumbai police working under a congress gov't with a congress ally as a union minister...i remember last time the HC dismissed all charges about something else.

[feverpitch]

The CAB elections are round the corner...

[Cover Point]

The CAB elections are round the corner...

and that makes Dalmiya innocent?

[LosingNow]

Jagmohan Dalmiya held for embezzlement, bailed

ibnlive.com

CRICKET BOSS IN THE DOCK: Jagmohan Dalmiya alleges he is being harassed.

New Delhi/ Mumbai: Former Indian cricket board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya was arrested and released on bail Wednesday on charges that he embezzled Rs 2.90 crore from a bank account meant for the 1996 World Cup.

The Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet against Dalmiya, his secretary K M Choudhury and Gautam Dutta on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating the board's funds.


Dalmiya's lawyer Rajendra Shirodkar said the EOW had called the former BCCI president to its office in Mumbai before submitting a chargesheet in a court.

"The EOW will arrest Dalmiya and immediately release him on bail as per the provision of the High court order which granted him anticipatory bail over two years ago," Shirodkar told PTI before the arrest.

Acting on a case filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in March 2006, the EOW has allegedly found Dalmiya diverted funds meant for legal fees to other expenses including payment of personal phone bills.


What is the case

Dalmiya, as BCCI chief, was authorised to operate an Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) account for PILCOM, the organising committee of the 1996 World Cup hosted jointly by Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.


This account was closed when in 2006 Sharad Pawar became the BCCI president. The BCCI then asked Dalmiya to provide details of the spent funds. The cricket board accused him of using over Rs 21 lakh from the account for his personal use.


The EOW alleges Dalmia misappropriated the funds to pay for phone bills, hotel bills and car rentals, and for purchasing foreign exchange and stationery.


“Of Rs 2.90 crore, Rs 85 lakh has been diverted towards phone bills alone. Dalmiya has been found to have paid his personal phone bills, one registered in his mother’s name and phone bills for three companies run by him,” Joint Commissioner (Crime) Rakesh Maria on Monday


Maria said an investigation of car rentals led the police to discover that the registration numbers of the vehicles supposedly used by the BCCI actually belonged to some trucks and motorcycles.

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ok now it is Dalmiyas turn 

I may lodge an FIR against BCCI: Dalmiya

Friday 28: Once the unchallenged king of Indian cricket -- Jagmohan Dalmiya has now been reduced to a mere spectator, walking the corridor of courtrooms fighting corruption cases filed against him for misappropriation of BCCI funds. Atfer his case moved to the court, Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya finally broke his silence on Times Now and lashed out at the BCCI. He claimed that enough is enough and he would consider filing an FIR against the BCCI as well.

A day after the humiliating arrest, Jagmohan Dalmiya on Thursday charged the BCCI of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 240 crores in a television rights deal. Dalmiya is also considering filing an FIR in the case against the Board of Cricket Control in India.

Speaking exclusively to Times Now , Dalmiya said, "Take the case of Zee TV and BCCI. 240 crore was involved. The bank guarantee was allowed to be lapsed by the treasurer and the money has not yet been claimed for over a year. So, who has taken away the 240 crores? It is bound to go to somebody's pocket. Somebody has to explain where the 240 crores went."

"I am consulting my lawyers whether or not an FIR can be filed against Srinivasan (treasurer). I believe in that, I am contemplating legal action. If I have to pay a price for using my vote, which I have given for deciding the stalemate. If casting a vote can cause so much of a problem, yes, one will have to do something about it," said an angry Dalmiya.

Expressing disgust over the current regime's handling of affairs, Dalmiya vowed that nothing and no one shall be forgiven. He strongly stated, "I will not forgive or forget the way I have been treated."

However, there have been no reactions from the BCCI on this hit back from Jagmohan Dalmiya. The members have said that a collective meeting has been called for and only then a decision will come from their end.

Dalmiya claimed that the same PILCOM accounts had been audited and the Balance sheet was signed by the present BCCI vice-president IS Bindra. He also claimed that the audits were approved by then Finance Committee chairman, Niranjan Shah, who is currently the BCCI secretary.

Dalimya also argued that the personal telephone bills paid by the individual are always reimbursed by the BCCI.

Former BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch on March 26 and later released on bail, after a chargesheet was filed against him in a local Mumbai court.

The crime branch has accused Dalmiya of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 2.9 crore. It is acting on a case filed by the BCCI in March 2006. The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch found that Dalmiya diverted funds meant for legal fees to other expenses including payment of personal phone bills.

The case against Dalmiya is about a bank account at Bhowanipore in West Bengal. This account with the Indian Overseas Bank was opened when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka jointly hosted the cricket World Cup in 1996.

http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Dalmiya_may_lodge_an_FIR_against_BCCI/articleshow/2905885.cms

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Dalmiya's heraferry
Author: Prasad Patil Date: 31 Mar 2008
Jagmohan Dalmiya used Bajaj two-wheelers to transport officials!

 

 
 
THE Board of Control for Cricket in India ferried its officials and guests on Bajaj Chetak scooters and Bajaj Boxer motorcycles during Jagamohan Dalmiya's tenure, Mumbai Police investigations have revealed.

That is one astonishing claim by SG Traders, which allegedly provided rental cars to BCCI's committee, INDCOM, to organise the 1996 World Cup matches in India.

The Mumbai Crime Branch's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) recently completed investigations into one of BCCI's bank accounts and found "misappropriation" to the tune of Rs 2,90,04,214 by Jagmohan Dalmiya, his assistant KM Choudhari and Gautam Dutta of SG Traders.

Dalmiya had paid Rs 38,82,991 to Dutta from a BCCI bank account, which was meant only for meeting legal expenses. However, the payment was made to Dutta to provide rental cars and stationary.

The EOW found that Dutta did not own any car. During investigations, he allegedly provided EOW numbers of vehicles owned by friends.

On April 13, 2006, Dutta informed the EOW that he provided a Maruti van (WB 16-A-1148) and a four-wheeler (WB 16-H-9823). However, on verification by the Hoogly RTO, it was discovered that the numbers were of a Bajaj Chetak and Bajaj Boxer.

Apart from payments made to Dutta, the EOW found withdrawals between July 7, 1997 and February 4, 2006 from the BCCI’s bank account questionable.

1 Expenditure of Rs 24,56,968 towards hotel bills
2 Rs 85,54,027 paid towards bills of nine telephones that did not belong to BCCI
3 Rs 53,41,125 spent on travel expenses and purchase of foreign currency for Dalmiya
4 Rs 56,050 spent on air travel of Dalmiya’s assistant, Choudhari, who had nothing to do with BCCI

Joint Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria said, “We have investigated only one account. There are four accounts to be investigated, which could lead to a bigger fraud.”

BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah had filed a First Information Report against Dalmiya, S K Nair, Kishore Rungta, Jyoti Bajpai and K M Choudhari on March 16 at Marine Drive police station, alleging misappropriation of BCCI funds. The investigation was transferred to the EOW on March 21. Maria said so far there has been no incriminating evidence against Nair, Rungta and Bajpai.

In the complaint filed on March 16, 2006, Niranjan Shah had said, “Dalmiya, who was custodian of the board and who was appointed by the board to safeguard the interest of the board, has acted in a manner detrimental to the interest of the board. Dalmiya has completely betrayed the trust imposed on him by the board.”

Dalmiya’s lawyer, Rajendra Shirodkar, said, “The police have filed a voluminous chargesheet. It will take us some time to study it. But, we have maintained that Dalmiya has not done any misappropriation of funds. The account, which has been investigated by the EOW, was properly audited every year and was also approved by the managing committee and general body of the BCCI.”

Alleged misappropriated funds from BCCI account

Hotel bills
Rs 24,56,968.57

Cash withdrawals
Rs 87,13,052

Telephone bills
Rs 85,54,027.71

Payments to SG Traders
Rs 38,82,991

Traveling expenses and purchase of foreign currency for Dalmiya
Rs 53,41,125.25

Air travel of KM Choudhari
Rs 56,050

Total:
Rs 2,90,04,214.53

What is INDCOM

In 1993, BCCI set up the committee, INDCOM, to organise the 1996 World Cup matches in India. Dalmiya, then board secretary, opened an account on December 12, 1995 in the name of INDCOM at Indian Overseas Bank’s Bhavanipur branch, Kolkata. According to BCCI, the account continued even after completion of the World Cup tournament, only to meet expenses required for income-tax cases against BCCI.