Misappropriation of funds during the 1996 World Cup
The Indian board has filed a formal complaint with the police against Jagmohan Dalmiya, the former board president, accusing him of misappropriation of funds during the 1996 World Cup.
A few hours after the complaint was lodged, Dalmiya said that there was "no truth in their allegations" and that they were based on "malicious intent".
"It is all the more surprising that such action has been taken by the BCCI even when the matter is sub-judice," said Dalmiya.
The board headed by Sharad Pawar had recently appointed a three-member committee to look into irregularities in the PILCOM (Pakistan-India-Lanka Committee) account. The PILCOM had overseen the conduct of the1996 World Cup held in the subcontinent.
Last week the board issued a show-cause notice to Dalmia on this issue and gave him 15 days to reply to it. Dalmiya then obtained a stay order from the Calcutta City Civil Court against the show-cause notice. Subsequently, the board's lawyers challenged the stay order at the Calcutta High Court and today a division bench comprising Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice PN Sinha, refusing to pass any interim order on the matter, directed that the appeal would be heard tomorrow.
The reviewing of the PILCOM account had raised several pertinent questions. These include: the absence of proper audits from 1996 to 2006; the fact that the Kolkata bank account meant for legal expenses relating to PILCOM was wound up on February 4, 2006, when Dalmiya was not authorised to do so as he ceased to be convenor secretary from January 23, 2006; Rs 65,000 was withdrawn in cash every month from April 2005 to December 2005 without any voucher or supporting documents.
A few hours after the complaint was lodged, Dalmiya said that there was "no truth in their allegations" and that they were based on "malicious intent".
"It is all the more surprising that such action has been taken by the BCCI even when the matter is sub-judice," said Dalmiya.
The board headed by Sharad Pawar had recently appointed a three-member committee to look into irregularities in the PILCOM (Pakistan-India-Lanka Committee) account. The PILCOM had overseen the conduct of the1996 World Cup held in the subcontinent.
Last week the board issued a show-cause notice to Dalmia on this issue and gave him 15 days to reply to it. Dalmiya then obtained a stay order from the Calcutta City Civil Court against the show-cause notice. Subsequently, the board's lawyers challenged the stay order at the Calcutta High Court and today a division bench comprising Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice PN Sinha, refusing to pass any interim order on the matter, directed that the appeal would be heard tomorrow.
The reviewing of the PILCOM account had raised several pertinent questions. These include: the absence of proper audits from 1996 to 2006; the fact that the Kolkata bank account meant for legal expenses relating to PILCOM was wound up on February 4, 2006, when Dalmiya was not authorised to do so as he ceased to be convenor secretary from January 23, 2006; Rs 65,000 was withdrawn in cash every month from April 2005 to December 2005 without any voucher or supporting documents.
