Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A. Jagan Mohan Rao. File
The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has announced the arrest of three officials of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) in a case involving forgery, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and misappropriation of funds.
A criminal case was registered on Wednesday (June 9, 2025) at the CID Police Station, Hyderabad, based on a complaint by Dharam Guruva Reddy, general secretary of the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA). The HCA president A. Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer C. Srinivas Rao, CEO Sunil Kante, general secretary Rajender Yadav and his wife G. Kavita, were detained for questioning on July 9.
On Thursday (July 10, 2025), CID teams announced the arrest of Jagan Mohan Rao, Rajender Yadav and Kavitha. Further investigation is ongoing.
CID officials found that Jagan Mohan Rao, with the help of Rajender Yadav and his wife Kavitha, forged documents related to Sri Chakra Cricket Club. “These were falsely presented as belonging to Gowlipura Cricket Club, using the forged signature of its president, C. Krishna Yadav. This was done to enable Jagan Mohan Rao to fraudulently enter the HCA and take charge as its president,” CID said in a statement.
Further investigation revealed that Jagan Mohan Rao, in collusion with the treasurer Srinivas Rao, CEO Sunil Kante, and others, misappropriated public funds and committed criminal breach of trust. The group is also accused of wrongfully restraining Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) officials, using threats and blackmail to demand complimentary tickets and access to corporate boxes.
Published – July 10, 2025 12:05 pm IST