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Time of India
16-07-2025
- Time of India
Telangana CID granted six-day custody of Hyderabad Cricket Association office-bearers
Hyderabad: A local court in Malkajgiri on Wednesday granted six days' custody of five accused in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) funds misappropriation and forgery case to the CID for further investigation. The court issued custody orders for A Jagan Mohan Rao, HCA president, Suneel Kante, HCA CEO, CJ Srinivasa Rao, HCA treasurer, Rajender Yadav, general secretary, Sri Chakra Cricket Club, and Kavitha, president, SCCC and wife of Rajender Yadav—until July 22. The CID prosecutor had sought 10 days' custody, stating that the accused needed to be questioned in connection with alleged financial fraud and to gather leads regarding the whereabouts of absconding HCA secretary Devraj Ramchander. Defence advocates opposed the custody petition, arguing that the FSL report regarding the forgery allegations had already been submitted to the CID and that further police custody was unnecessary, claiming the charges were baseless. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad After hearing both sides, The court granted six days' police remand, observing that there was a prima facie case of large-scale financial irregularities. 'The remand case diary and the FIR reflect allegations of misappropriation of substantial public funds and manipulation of official records. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The investigating officer needs to confront the accused with documentary evidence, interrogate them on the alleged embezzlement, and recover original documents while also verifying related bank transactions,' the court said in its order. The CID will begin custodial interrogation of the five accused from Thursday as part of its ongoing probe into the alleged financial misconduct within the HCA. Summons issued The HC summoned HCA secretary R Devraj and CEO Suneel Bose Kante to appear before the court on July 18 to explain their non-compliance with earlier court orders. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka issued the summons while hearing a petition filed by Ganjam Decor Services, which alleged that HCA had failed to clear a pending bill of Rs 18.88 lakh for services rendered during matches at the stadium.
Hans India
12-07-2025
- Hans India
HCA paid `1 crore for cricket balls that were never received!
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cricket Association president A Jagan Mohan Rao and four others who were arrested by the Telangana Crime Investigation Department in connection with an misappropriation case, allegedly paid over Rs 1 crore for procuring 8,340 cricket balls, none of which were received, according to the remand report submitted by the CID. According to the CID, it is a case of alleged forgery of documents for the purpose of cheating and misappropriation of funds with criminal breach of trust by the HCA office bearers. Based on the complaint of Dharam Guruva Reddy, General Secretary of Telangana Cricket Association, a criminal case was registered under sections 465, 468, 471, 403 409, 420 R/w, 34 of IPC on Wednesday. The report stated, 'The accused persons have not followed the Tender Procedures and violated all General Principles laid in Telangana Public Procurement (Transparency) Act-2017 and the By-Laws of HCA and paid amount of Rs 1,03,74,118 to Indiana Sports towards purchase of 8,340 cricket balls. The investigation established that no single ball was received and distributed to the concerned as per records and it clearly shows that the total amount was misappropriated.' The investigation revealed that the accused Jagan Mohan Rao and others of paying Rs 56.84 lakh for procurement of clothing and dress material violating general principles laid in Telangana Public Procurement (Transparency) Act 2017 and the By-Laws of HCA. The investigation is established that no material has been received and distributed among the concerned as per records. During the investigation, it was revealed that Jagan Mohan Rao, in collusion with Rajendra Yadav and his wife G Kavitha, allegedly created forged documents of Sri Chakra cricket club, which was called Gowlipura Cricket Club by forging the signatures of C Krishna Yadav, president of GCC. These forged documents were allegedly used as genuine, enabling Jaganmohan Rao to dishonestly gain entry into HCA as president.
Hans India
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
An ‘honourable' man in the gentleman's game
In what can be described as a better late than never move, Telangana police on Wednesday arrested the incumbent President of Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) A Jagan Mohan Rao and four of his accomplices, doubling up as 'respectable' office-bearers, including treasurer C J Srinivas Rao and CEO Suneel Kante, on a slew of charges, such as forgery, coercion, graft, misappropriation of funds running into crores and blatant abuse of power. Alas, the execution of the cleansing operation has been overly delayed as calls for his head have been gathering momentum for years together. What cannot miss the eye of those closely following the embezzlement saga and the dictatorial rule is that the money swindled by Rao and his henchmen goes way above the Rs 2.3 crore that is being projected. If one goes by the manner bills have been inflated for procuring material like ACs, during the conduct of the Hyderabad leg of Indian Premier League (IPL) and other championships, shows that it has shelled down amounts that would put to shame the spendings on a big fat wedding. Findings by vigilance and enforcement investigators, after the Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) filed a case under a multitude of Sections expose the criminal traits of the shady man, who did nothing except use the Association as a money-spinner. A look at the bills that have been raised and settled reveals the extent of Team Rao's criminality-Rs 11.85 lakh (new ACs). Rs 6.85 lakh (electric material), catering (Rs 31.07 lakh) and apparel (Rs 56.84 lakh) ostensibly for meeting the requirements of the domestic season, and buying 1,340 cricket balls for a whopping Rs 1.03 crore. HCA has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since the time Rao assumed office, under dubious circumstances using forged documents to lend credibility to a club that was technically non-existent. The HCA-controlled RGICS has been the headquarters of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Not ironically, it was the SRH that came up with damning charges against the HCA, including harassment, intimidation and using pressure tactics. SRH, in fact, threatened to relocate its base from Hyderabad unable to bear the ill-treatment by the HCA 'gang', which also demanded more than the earmarked 3, 900 complimentary passes for each match played at RGICS. This case took-off after a complaint was lodged by Dharam Gurava Reddy, general secretary of Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on June 9. Reddy charged that Rao, a 'master manipulator' who was never associated with the HCA or the game, contested its elections using fake documents and a forged cricket club membership to qualify for the 2023 elections. His candidature gained 'credibility' when it was backed by the equally notorious Gowlipura Cricket Club president G Kavita and her husband Rajender Yadav, its general secretary, who have since been arrested. A sad fallout has been that Hyderabad, which was once revered for churning out exceptionally gifted cricketers, is in doldrums, the domestic season seems like a ritual that has to be complied with and there has been no promotion at the district level. The dubious machinations of Rao have been so notoriously high that everyone associated with the sport in the state is hoping that this episode will mark Rao's Waterloo. Mark Antony's 'honourable man' suits men of Rao's ilk, who, as an official pointed out, out-surpass Brutus in terms of treachery and hanging on to power by hook or crook.
New Indian Express
10-07-2025
- New Indian Express
HCA chief Jagan Mohan Rao, five others arrested for forgery, SRH intimidation: Telangana CID
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A Jagan Mohan Rao, A-1, and five others were arrested in cases relating to forgery, intimidation of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and on other charges. According to a release from CID on Thursday, this is a case of forgery of the documents for the purpose of cheating and misappropriation of funds with criminal breach of trust by the accused office bearers of HCA. Based on the complaint of Dharam Guruva Reddy, general secretary, Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), Hyderabad, a criminal case was registered in February, 2025 under sections 465, 468, 471, 403, 409, 420 r/w 34 IPC of CID on June 9, 2025. "Based on the investigation and evidence gathered by CID officers, it is revealed that the accused A Jagan Mohan Rao, in collusion with C Rajender Yadav and his wife G Kavitha, created forged documents of Sri Chakra Cricket Club which was called as Gowlipura Cricket Club by forging signature of C Krishna Yadav, who is president of Gowlipura Cricket Club," a release from the CID said.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
HCA President Jagan Mohan Rao held by CID over embezzlement allegations by SRH
Hyderabad Cricket Association president A Jagan Mohan Rao and four others were arrested by the Telangana CID on Thursday in connection with a case of embezzlement, police said. Allegations were levelled against Jagan Mohan Rao and others by the Sunrisers Hyderabad during the 2025 IPL season.(PTI File) Besides Jagan Mohan Rao, HCA Treasurer C Srinivas Rao, CEO Sunil Kante, and two others have been arrested, they said. "Five have been arrested over embezzlement of funds, mismanagement, among other charges," a top police official told PTI. The HCA office bearers were taken into custody by the CID on Wednesday following allegations levelled against Jagan Mohan Rao and others by the Sunrisers Hyderabad during the 2025 IPL season, police said. Earlier, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had ordered an inquiry into Sunrisers Hyderabad's plea seeking intervention of cricket governing bodies to halt the recurring 'blackmailing tactics' by the HCA. HCA, however, denied all such charges by the franchise. In a letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, Sunrisers Hyderabad alleged that the HCA was "threatening" the franchise, primarily for more complimentary tickets (free passes). The franchise also stated that it would consider shifting its home matches to another state if the issue persisted. However, Jagan Mohan Rao had denied all allegations, saying that no such demands were made to the franchise.
