Dalmiya case adjourned till Dec 19

MUMBAI: The former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya facing charges of misappropriating of over Rs 29 million of the cricket board was adjourned till December 19 by the Esplanade court on Monday.

Dalmiya's advocate Satish Maneshinde today filed an application before the court seeking expemption from appearing in court contending that Dalmiya is involved in the preparation for the ensuing elections to the presidency of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

Dalmiya was arrested on March 26 this year and was released on bail. The Economic Offence Wing of the city police, had filed a chargesheet against him for cheating, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy.

The case dates back to the 1996 cricket World Cup, when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka jointly hosted the world cup.

An account was opened in the Indian Overseas Bank and Dalmiya was authorised to operate this account along with an official from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

In 2006, when Sharad Pawar was elected the BCCI president, Dalmiya closed the account. However, Pawar levelled accusations against Dalmiya over alleged misuse of the BBCI funds from the bank account opened during the 1996 World Cup.

BCCI asked Dalmiya to provide a record of funds spent from the account, alleging that Dalmiya had used Rs 2.17 million from the account for his personal use.

The BCCI registered a complaint with the police against Dalmiya, ex-board secretary S K Nair, treasurers Jyoti Vajpayee and Kishore Rungta, Dalmiya's secretary K M Choudhary and Gautam Dutta.