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Robin Uthappa Arrest Warrant : Former Indian cricketer and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Robin Uthappa is in trouble. An arrest warrant has been issued against Robin Uthappa in a case of alleged fraud related to Provident Fund (PF). He has until December 27 to pay the dues of around Rs 24 lakh, or face arrest.
The Bengaluru Regional PM Commissioner had issued this arrest warrant on December 4, but the cricketer was not found at his home in Bengaluru. It is being told that Uthappa is in Dubai with his family.
Uthappa, who is associated with Centuries Lifestyle Brands Pvt Ltd, is accused of deducting PF amount from the salary of employees. But this amount was not deposited in his PF account. Uthappa is the director of Bengaluru-based Centaurs Lifestyle Brands Pvt.
Regional PF Commissioner Sadakshari Gopal Reddy, in an arrest warrant issued on December 4, said the company had failed to pay compensation of around Rs 23,36,602, which was to be recovered from the former Team India player.
The 39-year-old former batsman is accused of deducting provident funds from the salaries of his employees. But there is an allegation of not depositing the amount in the accounts of his employees. The warrant states that the office is unable to settle the provident fund accounts of poor workers due to non-payment of dues. The letter has asked the police to arrest Uthappa and return the warrant by December 27.
An arrest warrant has been issued against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa over provident fund (PF) fraud. He is accused of deducting ₹23 lakh from employees’ salaries and withholding their PF contributions while running Century Lifestyle Brand Private Limited pic.twitter.com/62uZnRSeWL
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‘The Hindu’ said that Robin Uthappa lives in Dubai with his family. Bengaluru cricketer Robin Uthappa is known as the “Walking Assassin” for his aggressive batting. A year ago he moved to Dubai with his family.
Uthappa has played 59 international matches for India. He has been a popular Indian Premier League (IPL) player. He has scored a total of 1,183 runs in international cricket. Their names are seven half-centuries. Robin Uthappa was part of the India team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup. The Indian team under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni defeated Pakistan by 5 runs and won the T20 World Cup title.