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Filing of corruption case against Azhar,Ajay Sharma possible

Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin and his close associate ex-Delhi captain Ajay Sharma, who have been found involved in match-fixing and betting, can be charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) as they are public servants, working for government organisations, says the CBI.

The agency is examining the possibility of registering a case under the PCA against Azhar and Ajay Sharma, said the 162- page report on match-fixing in Indian cricket, which was made public by Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, here today.

While Azhar is working for the State Bank of India as Chief Manager (PRO) in Hyderabad, Ajay Sharma is employed by the Central Warehousing Corporation, making them public servants under Section 2(c) of the PCA,1988.

"An offence under section 13(1(d)(i) and (iii) (criminal misconduct) of the PCA can be registered against the two players. However,looking at the issue in its totality, the question of registration of a case under the aforesaid sections of PCA is under evaluation," the report said.

However, most of the others, who have been found guilty by the agency of match-fixing and betting -- Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar and former physio Dr Ali Irani -- do not fall within the definition of 'public servants' and hence the PCA does not apply to them, the agency said.

The CBI discussed the report with Solicitor General of India Harish Salve, before handing it over to the Sports Ministry. Mr Salve, after scanning the evidence, was in broad agreement that no criminal charges under cheating or under the Gambling Act can be filed against anyone because of the nebulous position of law in this regard, as well as the improbability of the investigating agency being able to obtain sufficient legal evidence.

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