(Mumbai): The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Anti-Corruption Unit has given a clean chit to Mohammed Shami over the claims levelled by his wife Hasin Jahan. Last week, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) had written to the BCCI’s ACU head Neeraj Kumar to investigate the charges levelled against Shami by his wife.
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The CoA, led by Vinod Rai, had given a seven-day deadline to Kumar to submit the report on the issue.
This direction came after cricketer’s wife levelled various allegations, like domestic violence, rape and also of match-fixing. Though Jahan denied fixing allegation later, the CoA had taken note of it and asked the ACU to investigate the matter.
However, it is now confirmed that the ACU head has submitted his confidential report to the CoA and the Supreme Court-appointed committee was of the view that there is no further action required against Shami under the BCCI anti-corruption code.
Shami has also been included in Grade B of the BCCI’s annual retainer contracts after the board found no evidence of match-fixing against the Indian pacer.
“Neeraj Kumar has submitted his confidential report to the CoA. Based on the conclusions in the said report, the CoA is of the view that no further actions/ proceedings under the BCCI anti-corruption code are warranted in the matter.For this reason, the BCCI shall proceed with offering a Grade ‘B’ annual retainership contract to Mohd. Shami,” the statement from the BCCI read.
Hasin Jaha lodged a FIR in Kolkata’s Jadavpur police station under several Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including section 498A, which amounts to cruelty to a woman by her husband or his relatives. The other charges recorded against Shami are under Section 307 – attempt to murder, Section 323 – punishment for voluntarily causing hurt, Section 376 – rape, Section 506 – criminal intimidation, Section 328 and Section 34.
Hasin also alleged that Shami could be involved in match-fixing.
However, Shami had rejected all the allegations and said that someone was misleading his wife. Now legal terms have finally given their verdict which may clear Shami for playing in IPL.
(Edited ANI Feed)
