Karkala cricketer arrested for defrauding relative of Rs 60 lakh

Mangalore Today News Network

Karkala, April 8,2016 : A cricketer of the Karkala XI team has been arrested  by the police in connection with a case of cheating a person   of nearly Rs 60 lakhs  over a property agreement.

The accused is Bavuddin alias Firoz (44). He hails from Anchikatte in Karkala.

As per the complainant  K S Abdul Sattar pf Mumbai who happens to be a relative of Bavuddin, the latter  had fixed Rs 60 lakh as the price  of a property at Kabettu near Manjunatha College and had  taken him to the Registrar’s Office and got him sign a document  thus making him believe that the registration was complete.

It is  learnt, Bavuddin had earlier  decided to  buy a  48 cents land at Kabettu from one Santosh Rao but had shown the same land to Abdul and had struck the deal.

However, Abdul who  did not get the property transferred to his name even after three months grew suspicious and lodged a complaint against Bavuddin.

The accused Bavuddin is a popular local cricketer who has played  even in UAE when he worked there. It is learnt, he was staying in Karkala since three years.

Police who have decided to further interrogate the accused, have taken him to Mumbai.