Friday, July 03, 2015

Lalit Modi paid Rs 3.5-crore 'kickbacks' to buy aircraft, says N Srinivasan

Former BCCI chief N Srinivasan has accused former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi of paying Rs 3.5 crore in kickbacks while purchasing an aircraft for the latter. Srinivasan said Modi routed the funds through Aakash Aurora, owner of the Dubai-based Netlinkblue, to Golden Wings Pvt Ltd, the company that imported Bombardier aircraft for Modi.

The fresh accusation was made by Srinivasan in his statement on Thursday to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

"The statement recorded was based on a complaint filed by Srinivasan in 2010 against Modi and others in Chennai police station, charging them with alleged embezzlement of funds and cheating the cricketing body in the awarding of telecast rights," a senior ED offcial told dna.
According to Srinivasan, it was a "kickback" paid by Aakash to Lalit Modi via Golden Wings.
03/07/15 Shrimi Choudhary/Daily News & Analysis
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