The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is facing an intensive crisis between serious corruption charges and the increasing number of arrests. The investigation into financial scams has increased in recent weeks, and the CID of the state has arrested five senior officials, including HCA Chairman, a Jagan Mohan Rao.
The Hyderabad Cricket Association is in a corruption scam, in which eight cases have been filed against their office-bearrs. Five of these cases are still under investigation, while three are ready to go for tests. The arrest of a Jagan Mohan Rao, Treasurer CJ Srinivasa Rao, and CEO Sunil Kanta have been further investigated.
Financial misconduct allegations were first revealed in 2011
According to the Times of India report, former former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin, former-tested cricketers Arshad Ayub and Shivlal Yadav, Congress MLA Gin Vinod, and current HCA Secretary R. Devraj, who are currently absconding, have also been nominated as accused.
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Allegations of corruption within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) returned the 2011 date when several club officials expressed concern about financial irregularities.
CC of Sagar Cricket Club, one of the complaints. Babu Rao Sagar, D. of Roshan Ara Recreation Club. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) was filed by Karp-Rao Sagar by Aij Ali Kurissi of Manikyam and Shalimar Cricket XI Club in the court.
These complaints accused HCA members of misusing funds and engaging in suspicious financial behavior. In response, the court forwarded petitions to the ACB, inspiring the Central Investigation Unit (CIU) to register two FIRs the same year.
Hyderabad Cricket Association Fire Under Fire for Financial irregularities in UPPAL Stadium Projects
The Hyderabad Cricket Association is entangled in three major corruption cases between 2011 and 2014, all in Uppals are associated with alleged financial misconduct during the development of Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Cricket Stadium.
The first FIR filed in 2011 accused the former officials, including Shivalal Yadav, Arshad Ayub and others, which is to increase the construction cost from ₹ 30.26 crore to ₹ 108 crore. The complaint stated that bucket chairs were bought at ₹ 910 each, which was almost double the market price, resulting in a loss of more than ₹ 2 crores.
The second FIR, since 2011, was based on a complaint by D Moneyciam and the same group was named along John Manoj and G Vinod. It misused funds related to the infrastructure of the stadium, including floodlights, refrigerators, generators and bowling machines.
Azharuddin, others misused the name of ₹ 3.85 crore
The third FIR was filed by Aizaz Ali Kurishi in 2014. Arshad Ayub, R. Devraj, and others were accused of conspiring to give prizes to the contracts with fraud for stadium canopy, resulting in a loss of more than ₹ 3 crores.
Chargesheets were presented in Nampli in a special ACB court between 2016 and 2020, but the trials have not yet been started due to the stay order issued by the High Court.
In October 2023, CEO Sunnah Conte filed four new criminal complaints. The former HCA officials were accused in these cases, including Azharuddin, former Secretary R Vijay Anand, and former treasurer Surendra Aggarwal, which were allocated to buy to 3.85 crores, which were allocated to buy equipment for the stadium.
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