A non-bailable warrant has been issued against former Indian skipper
and Congress MP Mohd Azharuddin by a Delhi court failing to attend the
hearing in connection with a cheque bounce case.
Azharuddin's counsel filed an application for exemption from personal
appearance to the former cricketer saying that his client is busy
campaigning in the Uttar Pradesh polls. But the court dismissed it as
Azhar repeatedly failed to appear before it.
In 2008, Azharuddin has decided to sell a property in the posh area in
Mumbai, which is jointly owned by him and his estranged wife Sangeeta
Bijlani. According to the market estimates, this property is worth
around Rs 5 crore.
Sanjay Solanki, a Delhi-based businessman, who wants to purchase the
property has paid Rs 1.5 crore in advance to Azharuddin. Few days after
this deal got finalised, Azhar refused to sell the property, instead
promised to Solanki that he would return the advance amount and also
issued a cheque of Rs 1.5 crore. But the cheque bounced. Solanki brought
the matter to the notice of Azhar, and the MP apologised before issuing
a fresh cheque. But the issue wasn't resolved as the cheque bounced
again. This repeated for atleast three times. Fed up Azhar's behaviour,
Solanki has approached the court finally.
Azharuddin in trouble
Mar 02, 2012
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