Will request TNCA to allow release of Bist: Duped TNPL team owner

Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) team owner M Selvakumar accused four persons of cheating him of Rs 6.10 crore.

- FIROZ MIRZA

The owner of Salem Spartans stated in the FIR that the accused promised him some shares in a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team. According to an FIR filed at the CCB-1 police station in December 2023, the four accused included ex-India A and IPL player Robin Bist and Tamil Nadu cricketer Akash Sumra.

"During January 2023, before the start of TNPL matches, two cricketers Robin Bist and Akash Sumra of Chennai, who were associated with the team Salem Spartans as coach and player, informed me that they have been approached by Nitin Khokhar and R Satish Kumar stating that they are owning shares of a team in the Caribbean Premier League and would like to invite me to invest in their team," read the FIR.

Selvakumar told the cops that Satish and Nitin claimed that they own 27 per cent share in a CPL team and he too would be allotted 25 per cent of shares if he invest in the team.