Summons to Lalit Modi, 6 others in cheating case

CHENNAI: The Central Crime Branch police have issued summons to the former Indian Premier League chairman, Lalit Kumar Modi, and six others in a case of funds misappropriation.
The summons was sent by Speed Post to the Mumbai residence of Mr. Modi, who is now said to be staying abroad. He has been asked to appear before the investigation officer on January 7, police sources said.
The case arises out of the complaint lodged by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) against Mr. Modi and the others, accusing them of causing it a loss of Rs. 468 crore, mainly in the allotment of media rights and free commercial rights. The CCB registered a case under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 477 (A) (falsification of accounts) and 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
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The investigators also served summons on Harish Krishnamachari of Mumbai; Ajay Verma of New Delhi; Kunal Das Gupta, Chairman and CEO, Pioneer Digadsys Services Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai; and World Sport Group office-bearers Venu Nair, Andrew Georgiou and Seamus O Brian. “They have been summoned to appear before the CCB police in the first week of January. Action under the provisions of Section 172 of the IPC can be initiated against those who do not respond to the summons,” Commissioner of Police T. Rajendran said.
Mr. Rajendran said the preliminary investigation pointed to some financial losses. “We have asked the accused persons to clarify on some issues…the line of investigation has been indicated along with the summons. The complainant [the BCCI] has answered our questionnaire.”