More troubles for Lalit Modi

Modi has been in London for months and has told officials in India stating that he is unable to return to Mumbai because of threats against his life. But reports in India on Thursday stated that tax authorities in Mumbai had written to the immigration office asking for his passport to be frozen in an attempt to force him to co-operate with their investigation .

The move follows the decision by police in Chennai to investigate a criminal case against Modi after complaints from the BCCI of criminal conspiracy and falsification of accounts.

Modi is one among the group of six being investigated by Chennai police, which also includes Seamus O’Brien, the chief operating officer of the World Sports Group. The allegations stem from a BCCI investigation into a facilitation fee paid to WSG for the Indian media rights to the IPL, the sale of mid-over advertising slots and security at the ground.The BCCI claims the payment to WSG, reported to be £60 million, was improper.

Meanwhile, Modi’s lawyer stated that he had not received any formal notice of action from the Indian passport authorities and was co-operating with the investigations. “We have not got anything directly from any agency, nor has anything been copied to us,” said Mehmood Abdi.

“It is surprising since Modi has been fully co-operating with the Enforcement Directorate in the best possible manner through his lawyers and attorneys, he has responded to each and every summons on time, provided all documents or explanations as sought by the directorate.”

Cases against Modi:

The Madras police have registered a case against Modi and six others, which is the first step of a criminal case under Sections 409 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery), 477 A (falsification of accounts) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

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