Lalit Modi accused of forgery

Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has been accused of forgery in a complaint that has been lodged with local police in his home state, Rajasthan, according to reports. The complaint has been lodged by a local administrator who has alleged that Modi forged residence documents that enabled him, in 2005, to contest elections for the state association which he now heads.

Police are conducting inquiries on the complaint, which is in the form of a First Information Report (FIR), the Hindustan Times has reported. This is the second complaint that has been lodged against Modi, who is facing increasing opposition from a rival group in his state association ahead of an election for new office-bearers that is scheduled to take place on February 21.

Modi had recently been accused by the rival group, headed by Kishore Rungta, the former BCCI treasurer and key member of the previous Jagmohan Dalmiya regime, of embezzling funds from the association.

While Rungta told reporters after an executive committee meeting of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) today that the elections would be held as scheduled, Modi was quoted by newspapers as saying that it would be held only after courts decide on a case related to the previous election.

Modi was elected RCA president in 2005 after his panel defeated candidates put up by the Rungta family, which had been controlling the association for over 30 years.