Arrest warrant issued against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa over PF Fraud allegations
The warrant has been issued by PF Regional Commissioner Shadakshari Gopal Reddy has directed the Pulakeshinagar police to take appropriate action.
PTC News Desk: An arrest warrant has been issued against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa over allegationf of Provident Fund(PF) fraud. The warrant has been issued by PF Regional Commissioner Shadakshari Gopal Reddy has directed the Pulakeshinagar police to take appropriate action.
Uthappa, who ran a private company called Centuries Lifestyle Brand Private Limited, is accused of deducting provident fund (PF) contributions from employees’ salaries but failing to deposit the amounts, resulting in an alleged fraud of Rs 23 lakh. In a letter dated December 4, Commissioner Reddy instructed the police to carry out the arrest warrant.
However, the warrant was returned to the PF office as Uthappa is reportedly no longer at his previous address. It is said that Uthappa and his family are now residing in Dubai.
The warrant highlighted that the failure to deposit the dues has hindered the PF office from resolving the accounts of the affected workers. It instructed the police to apprehend Robin Uthappa and return the warrant by December 27.
Uthappa, a former Indian cricketer who played 59 international matches, was a key player in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Throughout his cricket career, he scored 1,183 runs in 54 ODI innings, including seven half-centuries.