An arrest warrant has been issued in the fraud case of opener Robin Uthappa, a member of the Indian team that won the first T20 World Cup.
According to media reports, an arrest warrant has been issued in the EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) fraud case of former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa.
Robin Uthappa is accused of deducting Rs 23 lakh from the salaries of employees during the administrative affairs of a company but did not deposit it in the relevant department as part of the Provident Fund.
The complaint given to the police has taken the position that due to non-deposit of the arrears, there is a hindrance in the PF accounts of the affected employees.
The Karnataka Police has been directed to arrest former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa by December 27.
Reports say that the warrants were issued on December 4 but the former Indian cricketer was not present at his residence in Pulakeshi Nagar in Karnataka.
Indian media claims that the former opening batsman and his family are currently residing in Dubai.
It should be noted that Robin Uthappa played 46 ODIs and 13 T20 Internationals for India.
Apart from this, he was also a part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007. Robin also participated in the Indian Premier League (IPL).