Caught In The Slips

바카라�Several 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 auditor바카라�s report is 바카라�devoid of proper information바카라� and 바카라�neither the transactions nor the company is sham바카라�. He says in a statement to Outlook that 바카라�the 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 didn바카라�t 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 바카라�sham바카라� agreement with Rhiti. 바카라�Homebuyers바카라� money has been div­erted illegally and wrongly to Rhiti바카라�should 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 바카라�grey areas바카라� in agreements between Amrapali and Rhiti. One such agreement, dated March 20, 2015, gave Amrapali the 바카라�right to advertise as logo space at various places in IPL 2015 for Chennai Super Kings바카라�, which was led by Dhoni. The auditors found that 바카라�this 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 바카라�received 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 바카라�we 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 바카라�adjustment바카라�. Sanjay Pandey of Rhiti, however, dismissed the allegation. He told the auditors that no 바카라�no due diligence was carried out before accepting the brand endorsement (Dhoni바카라�s), though the value and paying capacity was taken into consideration바카라�.

For his part, Dhoni is known for his cool, composed ways바카라�if we discount his outbursts on the field once in a while, which are rare, and his famous 바카라�maun brat바카라� during the IPL spot-fixing scandal that rocked Indian cricket바카라�s 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

Srinivasan바카라�s 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. Srinivasan바카라�who owned CSK바카라�overruled 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 India바카라�s tour of Australia in 2011-12, Dhoni said the team 바카라�will 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 CSK바카라�s 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 Dhoni바카라�s 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

India바카라�s opening 2019 World Cup game against South Africa in Southampton. Dhoni바카라�s green gloves had a dagger logo, like an army 바카라�Balidan바카라� insignia. The rule book allows only one sponsor바카라�s logo on the wicketkeeper바카라�s 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, Dhoni바카라�s silence raised eyebrows even as CSK and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years (2015-17). A prosecution lawyer accused him of 바카라�not being entirely honest바카라� with the investigators. He finally spoke in a documentary in 2018. 바카라�I 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