HCA secretary named in forgery and fund misuse case; Telangana CID launches manhunt as Devraj Ramchander goes missing
Ramchander is currently absconding, and a search is underway to trace his whereabouts.
As part of its preliminary probe, the CID has recorded the statements of 15 witnesses, including D Gurava Reddy, general secretary of the Telangana Cricket Association and complainant in the case, former Andhra Pradesh cabinet minister C Krishna Yadav, two district registrars, two HCA staffers, general secretary of the Telangana Handball Association (THA), a vigilance and enforcement (V&E) official and Justice L Narasimha Reddy, former chief justice of Patna high court and ex-ombudsman and ethics officer of HCA.
A breakthrough came on July 2, when the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) confirmed that the signatures on documents related to Sri Chakra Cricket Club (SCCC) were forged. The signatures did not match those of Krishna Yadav, confirming that his signature had been falsified, allegedly by HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao to gain fraudulent membership in the club and contest HCA elections. Jagan Mohan has since been arrested and sent to judicial remand.
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'Procedural violations'
On July 5, CID sought clarification from Justice Narasimha Reddy regarding his 2018 ruling on the club's name change from Gowlipura Cricket Club (GCC) to SCCC. In his response (dated July 7, 2025), Justice Narasimha Reddy stated unequivocally that the name change was illegal. He emphasised that the club would continue to be known as GCC unless his 2018 order was set aside by a competent court, or a valid resolution was passed by the club's management as per prescribed procedures.
The investigation also uncovered serious procedural violations. On June 13, R Tulasi, district registrar of Hyderabad South, admitted to the CID that the registration process for SCCC had procedural lapses. On June 19, Shyamala Pawan Kumar, general secretary of the THA, testified that Jagan Mohan issued forms to handball players on March 4, 2024, in his capacity as THA president, even though he was already serving as HCA president.
"By concealing the fact that he was serving as president of the THA, he contested and got elected as HCA president, which is legally untenable," Shyamala said.
The CID is now preparing to file a petition before a local court, seeking custody of the five arrested accused, including Jagan Mohan, who are currently in judicial remand.
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