Mahendra Singh Dhoni is headlining again바카라no, Mahi hasn바카라t announced his retirement from ODIs, haven바카라t changed his hairstyle, or bought another superbike. The former Indian captain and wife Sakshi landed in a controversy this week vis-a-vis the debt-riddled Amrapali Group, the realtor Dhoni had endorsed as brand ambassador sometime ago until they fell out over alleged unpaid dues to the cricketer. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court observed that Amrapali바카라in the dock for unfinished housing projects in Noida and Greater Noida바카라had created several companies 바카라to route funds바카라 collected from homebuyers. And according to a Supreme Court-appointed auditor바카라s report, one of these companies바카라Amrapali Mahi Developers Private Limited바카라has Sakshi as its director, while the other바카라Amrapali Media Vision Private Limited바카라paid Rs 24 crore to Rhiti Sports Management Private Limited, a company in which Dhoni has stakes. Rhiti used to manage his commercial interests as well.
Caught In The Slips
Supreme Court turns spotlight on firms linked to Mr and Mrs Dhoni in Amrapali real estate default case
바카라Several companies were created only to route the funds and transactions consisting of office boys, persons with no income and dummy companies in which family members and relatives were inducted as members only for few transactions....바카라 the court said in its ruling that caught Dhoni on the wrong foot. Also, the court directed state-run builder NBCC to take over all unfinished Amrapali projects.
As the controversy raged, Rhiti lawyer Ashwani Gupta clarified that the auditor바카라s report is 바카라devoid of proper information바카라 and 바카라neither the transactions nor the company is sham바카라. He says in a statement to Outlook that 바카라the question of siphoning funds does not arise because Rhiti provided all professional services as per agreements and pre-agreed endorsement fee received from Amrapali was paid to relevant endorsers바카라. Rhiti, instead, accuses Amrapali of owing approximately Rs 40 crore and that it had filed a suit to recover the amount.
Dhoni had made similar accusations against Amrapali, saying the realtor didn바카라t honour the contract when he was endorsing the brand from 2009 to 2016, and defaulted on paying Rs 40 crore. Three years ago, he resigned as its brand ambassador following negative publicity as the company had left thousands of homebuyers stranded.
The Rhiti clarification follows accusations from auditors Pawan Kumar Aggarwal and Ravinder Bhatia that Amrapali had a 바카라sham바카라 agreement with Rhiti. 바카라Homebuyers바카라 money has been diverted illegally and wrongly to Rhiti바카라should be recovered from it as the agreement in our opinion do not stand the test of law,바카라 states the report that the top court reproduced on Tuesday.
The report says Rhiti received Rs 42.22 crore from Amrapali from 2009 to 2015. Of this, Amrapali Sapphire Developers Private Limited paid Rs 6.52 crore. The audit questions 바카라grey areas바카라 in agreements between Amrapali and Rhiti. One such agreement, dated March 20, 2015, gave Amrapali the 바카라right to advertise as logo space at various places in IPL 2015 for Chennai Super Kings바카라, which was led by Dhoni. The auditors found that 바카라this agreement is on plain paper and executed only between Amrapali and Rhiti and there are no signatories on behalf of Chennai Super Kings바카라.
Amrapali Mahi, with Sakshi as director, also came under the auditors바카라 scanner. Their report says the firm 바카라received share capital in cash and all the expenses were paid in cash바카라. An MoU was also signed between the parties, though the court was not provided a copy of it. Also, the auditors state that 바카라we are informed verbally this company (Amrapali Mahi) was incorporated for a project in Ranchi바카라.
The audit report says a flat was booked for Rhiti in the Amrapali Sapphire housing project as an 바카라adjustment바카라. Sanjay Pandey of Rhiti, however, dismissed the allegation. He told the auditors that no 바카라no due diligence was carried out before accepting the brand endorsement (Dhoni바카라s), though the value and paying capacity was taken into consideration바카라.
For his part, Dhoni is known for his cool, composed ways바카라if we discount his outbursts on the field once in a while, which are rare, and his famous 바카라maun brat바카라 during the IPL spot-fixing scandal that rocked Indian cricket바카라s vary foundations. Dhoni has weathered many a storm in the past. Will he ride out this one too?
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Not The Mahi Way
Srinivasan바카라s Blessings
After two 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia in 2011-12, selectors unanimously decided to rid Dhoni of the captaincy. Mohinder Amarnath, former selector, said BCCI president N. Srinivasan바카라who owned CSK바카라overruled the decision.
Bookie Connection
The Supreme Court-appointed Mudgal committee referred to a case in 2014, which reports say, involved a former CID officer who found links between bookies, G. Meiyappan, the son-in-law of Srinivasan, and Dhoni. The captain dismissed the allegations.
Rift with Seniors
Dhoni allegedly influenced the exclusion of Ganguly and Dravid from the ODI team for the 2008 Australia tour. Reports say he got into an off-field spat with vice captain Virender Sehwag before the 2009 World T20 in West Indies. During India바카라s tour of Australia in 2011-12, Dhoni said the team 바카라will lose about 20 runs바카라 if Sachin, Gambhir and Sehwag are played together. Result: only two of these seniors played in one match. One sat out.
Conflict of Interest
Captain Dhoni waded into a conflict-of-interest in 2013, with 15 per cent stakes (as per reports) in Rhiti Sports Management Private Limited, which managed his commercial interests and that of others such as Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. The firm also tended to CSK바카라s marketing.
Mid-run Collision
2015. ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur. Dhoni set off for a single after playing the ball to mid-off in the 25th over. Pacer Mustafizur Rahman moved into Dhoni바카라s path, and the batsman shoved him out of his way. Dhoni lost 75 per cent of his match fee; Mustafizur 50 per cent.
Dagger on Gloves
India바카라s opening 2019 World Cup game against South Africa in Southampton. Dhoni바카라s green gloves had a dagger logo, like an army 바카라Balidan바카라 insignia. The rule book allows only one sponsor바카라s logo on the wicketkeeper바카라s gloves. Dhoni sported an SG logo. The ICC ruled out the dagger insignia.
Shush! Spot-fixing
In 2013, when the IPL spot-fixing scandal rocked cricket, Dhoni바카라s silence raised eyebrows even as CSK and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years (2015-17). A prosecution lawyer accused him of 바카라not being entirely honest바카라 with the investigators. He finally spoke in a documentary in 2018. 바카라I was never depressed as much as I was then. The closest was 2007 World Cup when we lost in the group stages.바카라
Compiled by Sidharth Gulati