GCA President Dayanand Narvekar in trouble over cricket fraud
A former Goa Cricket Association (GCA) official on Saturday demanded resignation of GCA President Dayanand Narvekar for allegedly forging documents to allow his (Narvekar) son Ganeshraj play in under-15 category tournaments.
?Narvekar should step down as GCA President for gross misconduct and cricket fraud,? Shekhar Salkar, former GCA executive member told reporters at a press briefing.
Goa police have already registered a case against the GCA chief, his wife Shusma, son Dineshraj, Dr Ravindra Chodankar and Magistrate P M Borkar for forgery.
Salkar also accused the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) of not taking the matter seriously.
?Narvekar produced fake birth certificate of his son to let him play in U-15 category. BCCI encountered this forgery two years back, but till now they have failed to take action against Narvekar for gross misconduct and cricket fraud,? Salkar said adding that the case be handed over to Goa Crime Branch.
However, when BCCI realised that Ganeshraj was allowed to play U-15 for the third time, they wrote an objectionable letter to the GCA. ?But he was fined for Rs 5000 and let off,? Salkar rued.
In their letter dated April 25, 2008 signed by Chief Administrative Officer R S Shetty, they asked GCA on how Ganeshraj was allowed to play U-15 tournament in 2007-08 season in the name of Anish N. ?This is a clear violation of BCCI rules and calls for punitive action,? the letter reads.
The FIR registered is almost a month after Salkar filed a complaint with Mapusa police along with a copy to the Director General of Police Bhim Sain Bassi and Crime Branch.
The case is being investigated under sections 420 (cheating), 471 (forgery) and section 120 (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.
?Ganeshraj after playing two years (2005-06 and 2006-07) for South Zone U-15 cricket tournament, was allowed to play for the third time by changing his name to Anish, which is his nick name,? Salkar mentioned in his complaint letter to Mapusa police.
The cricketer?s two birth certificates, which Salkar obtained under Right To Information is attached to the complaint letter. While GCA records show his birth-date as September 1, 1993, birth certificate by the Municipality shows that Ganeshraj was born in February 28, 1992.
Through these certificates, Salkar also exposed that Chodankar nursing home had sworn in the affidavit that Ganeshraj was born in their hospital but Shusma in another affidavit claimed her son was born at home.
(Reporting by John Edwards)