GCA proves Nilesh filed false case

Panaji: The Goa Cricket Association will file a complaint against former Ranji Trophy cricketer Nilesh Prabhudesai for defaming their top three officials and misguiding the police with claims of a Rs 5.87 crore fraud.
Prabhudesai had filed a police complaint with the economic offences wing of the Goa Police, alleging forgery of Rs 5.87 crore. His claim was that a cheque issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not reflect in the accounts of the GCA for 2007-08 and 2008-09 but the GCA scoured its accounts books and discovered the entry.
The Goa Police have already started a preliminary investigation into the complaint.
“There is no fraud. The cheque No 100300 was deposited in the Federal Bank account of the GCA and it was credited to our account on April 30, 2008. These days just about anybody is making accusations against GCA officials and trying to paint us and the association in bad light,” senior vice-president Venkatesh Prabhudesai told reporters.
Copies of the Federal Bank (Account No 13520100018714) statement was made available to the media.
“The cheque is reflected in BCCI’s accounts which are audited. We cannot understand why false complaints are being filed against us. The public is being misguided in this season of allegations,” said the GCA vice-president who has taken charge of the association’s affairs in the absence of the president Chetan Desai.
The GCA vice-president said the police must take suo motto congizance of the wrong police complaint, filed deliberately, and take action against the complainant, failing which the GCA – encouraged by legal advice from its battery of lawyers – will file a police complaint themselves.
“He cannot malign the image of our officials. There are several Ranji cricketers who are supporting us,” he said.
“Anyone who files a police complaint regarding economic offences should first understand the accounting system, or at least consult someone who knows. They want to create an image that the GCA is corrupt. These charges are fabricated,” said another GCA managing committee member.
Meanwhile, Venkatesh said he has started communicating with the BCCI and has kept them informed about the developments in Goa.
“I don’t think there is a need to appoint an administrator, either by the BCCI or the state government. We have support of more than 80 clubs and everyone must understand that we were democratically elected. The BCCI, I hope, will not interfere. They are kept informed,” he said.