NEW DELHI: Cricketer S Sreesanth, along with two other individuals, Rajiv Kumar and Venkatesh Kini, is facing a police case following a cheating complaint lodged by a man in a northern Kerala district.
The complainant, a resident of Choonda, alleges that Rajiv Kumar and Venkatesh Kini received Rs 18.70 lakh on various dates since April 25, 2019, under the pretext of establishing a sports academy in Kollur, Karnataka, where Sreesanth purportedly holds a partnership.
According to Sareesh Gopalan, the complainant, he invested the money with the expectation of becoming a partner in the said sports academy.
The trio, including Sreesanth, has been charged under IPC Section 420, which pertains to cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property.
Sreesanth is listed as the third accused in this case.
(With PTI inputs)
