Delhi: Gujarat CID Crime Department will interrogate high-profile Indian cricketers Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma and B Sai Sudarshan in the Rs 450 crore chit fund scam case. According to the report of Ahmedabad Mirror, IPL team Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill had invested Rs 1.95 crore in this scheme, while other players had also invested small amounts.
Cricketers’ investment amount not returned
Investigating officers said that this step has been taken after interrogating the mastermind of the Ponzi scheme, Bhupendra Singh Jala. Jala revealed that the investment amount of these cricketers has not been returned yet. Officials also said that depending on the availability of the players, they will be called for questioning.
Raids continue at various places
CID has also detained Rushik Mehta, who was handling the accounts of Zala in this scam. In this regard, an official said, “If Mehta’s involvement is proved, appropriate action will be taken. We have deployed a team of experts to investigate the bank transactions and unofficial ledgers maintained by Zala. This account book has been seized, and raids are going on at various places since Monday.”
Initial investigation by CID revealed that Jala had committed a fraud of about Rs 6000 crore. However, in further investigation this amount has been reduced to Rs 450 crore. The official said that the transactions recorded in the account books of Zala are approximately Rs 52 crore. According to the investigation so far, the total amount of the scam has been estimated at Rs 450 crore, but this figure may increase with the raids.
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