ED Summons Ex-Cricketer Azharuddin in Hyderabad Cricket Body Corruption Case

Hyderabad: Former skipper of the Indian cricket team and Congress leader Mohammed Azharuddin was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case involving the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

It was alleged that Azharuddin during his tenure as the president of the HCA allegedly misappropriated funds.

This is the first summons issued to the Congress leader by the ED asking him to appear before the probe agency on Thursday.

The case pertains to the alleged misappropriation of Rs 20 crore, allocated for the procurement of diesel generators, firefighting systems, and canopies for the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad’s Uppal.

The money laundering case stems from four criminal cases lodged by the Hyderabad Police in October 2023. Azharuddin and other former officials of the HCA were charged with criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, and conspiracy, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Azharuddin has denied the allegations, calling them “false” and politically motivated. In November 2023, a Hyderabad court granted him anticipatory bail in three of the four cases lodged against him.