The first FIR has been registered based on the complaint filed by GCA president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla. A case has been booked against unknown persons under Section 406, 419, 463, 464, 468, 471, 420, 120 (B) of India Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy by impersonating president, secretary and treasurer of GCA and then forging fake documents, resolution and signatures of GCA
The second FIR under Section 408, 409, 419, 463, 464, 468, 471, 420, 120 (B) of IPC flows out of a complaint filed by Vilas Dessai, former GCA treasuer, and a case has been booked against GCA president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla for allegedly misappropriating funds worth Rs 3.13 crores
The Goan Network
PANAJI
The Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of the Goa Police on Thursday registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) in the ongoing Goa Cricket Association’s (GCA) case of alleged misappropriation of funds.
The first FIR has been registered based on the complaint filed by GCA president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla.
A case has been booked against unknown persons under Section 406, 419, 463, 464, 468, 471, 420, 120 (B) of India Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly hatching a criminal conspiracy by impersonating president, secretary and treasurer of GCA and then forging fake documents, resolution and signatures of GCA.
The accused proceeded to submit these documents to Panaji branch of Development Credit Bank and opened a new account in the name of GCA. This account was then used to misappropriate funds meant as TV subsidy sent by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to to GCA thereby cheating GCA to the tune of Rs 2.87crore.
The second FIR under Section 408, 409, 419, 463, 464, 468, 471, 420, 120 (B) of IPC flows out of a complaint filed by Vilas Dessai and a case has been booked against GCA president Chetan Desai, secretary Vinod Phadke and treasurer Akbar Mulla for allegedly misappropriating funds worth Rs 3.13 crores.
According to the complaint in the second FIR, Chetan Desai, Vinod Phadke and Akbar Mulla allegedly forged the documents and later opened a new account in the name of GCA and misappropriated the funds of TV subsidy sent by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to GCA. They also withdrew Rs 26 lakh from Federal Bank account of GCA on a fake identity on the pretext of giving the money to a company namely 'Hako Enterprise' which was allegedly never given.
