ISLAMABAD – Former Indian Skipper Mohammad Azharuddin to be arrested byPolice as a First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against formerIndian captain Mohammad Azharuddin for allegedly cheating a travel agent.
According to details, Azharuddin, along with two others, has been bookedfor duping a travel agent off nearly 2.1 million Indian rupees (INR).
As per the FIR, the former cricketer booked flights, through his personalassistant Mujib Khan, for himself and others in November last year but didnot issue payment to the travel agent, named Shahab.
The FIR added that Khan’s associate Sudesh Awakkal also sent an email, tothe travel agent, stating that he has already transferred INR 1.06 millionto him but Shahab said that he did not receive any such payment.
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“Former Indian cricketer Azharuddin and two others have been booked forcheating a travel agent. We are investigating the matter. If the payment ismade in court, they will get immediate relief or else the trio will bearrested,” Investigating officer PSI Amarnath D Nagre was quoted as sayingby India Today.
Azharuddin, though, brushed aside the travel agent’s claims in a videomessage on Twitter.
