Veteran Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav was allegedly duped of Rs 44 lakh by his friend-turned-manager on the pretext of buying a plot in the pacer’s name in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city, police said on Saturday. A police official said that on the complaint of Nagpur-based Yadav, a case was registered against Shailesh Thackeray for cheating the fast bowler. Thackeray (37) is a resident of Koradi and a friend of Yadav.
However, no arrest has been made so far. Citing a First Information Report (FIR), the official said that after Umesh Yadav was selected in the Indian team nearly a decade ago, he appointed his friend Thackeray as his manager on July 15, 2014, as he was unemployed.
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As quoted by NDTV, the police officer told, “Thackeray gained Yadav’s trust over time. He started handling all the financial matters of Umesh Yadav. He used to handle Yadav’s bank account, income tax and other financial work.
The official said that Umaid Yadav was looking for land in Nagpur to buy and asked Thackeray to make necessary arrangements.
The officer said, “Thackeray traced a plot in a barren area. He told Yadav that he would get it for Rs 44 lakh. Yadav deposited Rs 44 lakh in Thackeray’s bank account. However, Thackeray bought the plot in his name.
When Umesh Yadav came to know about this forgery, he asked Thackeray to transfer the plot to his name, but he refused to do so. He also refused to return the money, the officer said.
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Explaining the same, the official informed, “Yadav lodged a complaint with the police at Koradi, following which he was booked under sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and thereby dishonestly inducing delivery of property). Case was registered under. penal Code.”
