Former team India captain MS Dhoni has filed a criminal case against his two ex-business partners for duping him of over ₹15 crore. According to reports, the case has been filed in a lower court in Ranchi against Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Vishwas, directors of a sports management company ‘Aarka Sports’.
Accused Approached Mahendra Singh Dhoni To Establish Academy
- In 2017, the two blamed had moved toward Dhoni to lay out cricket foundations in India and abroad in the cricketer’s name.
- Dhoni’s legal advisor Dayanand Singh said. The agreement stipulated that Dhoni would receive the entire franchise fee, and the cricketer and the partners would split profits 70:30.
- In any case, later on, the charge started setting up foundations without illuminating Dhoni and made no installments to him, Singh said.
MS Dhoni Served Legal Notices To Accused
The cricketer also served legal notices to the accused but to no avail.
“MS Dhoni revoked his authority on August 15, 2021. Despite this, they continued to set up academies in around eight to ten locations…We served them legal notices twice for violating the agreement norms. They duped MS Dhoni of more than ₹15 crore,” the lawyer told agencies.
Criminal Case Filled
The criminal case was filed on October 27 last year under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). On Friday, Simant Lohani, who was authorised by Dhoni, recorded his statement before the first-class judicial magistrate court, reported PTI.
Notably, the accused were friends with Dhoni and had even played the Ranji Trophy together.