Rishabh Pant files complaint against former cricketer 

Apparently, Rishabh Pant has been cheated by former cricketer Mriniank Singh, who is currently in the Arthur Road Jail. The fraud amounts to Rs 1.63 crore.

Pant’s Lawyer Eklavya Dwivedi has come out and brought to light the ongoings that led to the filing of the case.

What happened between Mrinank Singh and Rishabh Pant?

Mrinank Singh met Rishabh Pant around the year 2013/14 in the zonal cricket academy. They got to know more about each other but, that was that during that time period.

Later on, during the lockdown, the 2 started to gel well and Mrinank proposed to Pant, a business plan.

Singh told Pant that he is starting a business of procuring luxury items from different parts of the world, at a cheaper rate.

After a brief consideration, Pant decided to invest a big amount of money, which he gave to Mrinank over 7-8 remittances. Pant also gave to Mrinank a few expensive items for sale. This happened in the month of February in 2021.

Time started to pass and Mrinank failed to deliver the goods, making excuses time and again. Given it had been 5-6 months of delay, Pant and his lawyer sent a legal notice to Mrinank Singh.

Singh issued a check of Rs 1.63 crore but it bounced because of insufficient funds.

Now under the rules of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the accuser has to send a legal notice to the accused within a stipulated amount of time.

Mr Dwivedi followed these rules and sent a legal notice to Mrinank. As Mrinank was unable to clear the debt within the time period provided by law, Pant went on to file a complaint to the District Magistrate who holds Jurisdiction.

The complaint was filed in August 2021. 2 complaints were filed under 2 sections of the Negotiable Instruments Act. First was under section 138(bounced check), the other was under section 143(a). Here, the district magistrate has the inherent power to grant a 20% compensation.

Current ongoings of the case

There have been 3-4 listings regarding the complaint filed under section 138. A statement from Mrinank Singh is pending and as a result, in the next listing, he is required to be present.

But, Mrinank is currently in the Arthur Road Jail so, the magistrate has ordered a virtual statement to be recorded from Mrinank Singh in the upcoming listing(19th July).

The principle amount that is involved in Pant’s case is of Rs 1.63 crore. With interest of 9/10%, the final amount is roughly around Rs 1.81 crore.

Mrinank allegedly has conned a businessman from Mumbai as well. This case has amounted to Rs 6 Lakhs.

All in all, 18 people have filed complaints against Mrinank Singh. Police think the cricketer has cheated on multiple people, to maintain a lavish lifestyle.

Pants Delhi Capitals team is eliminated from the Tata IPL 2022, is selected for the upcoming series against South Africa.

Find out the squad list here: https://www.sportstrumpet.com/team-india-indias-squad-for-paytm-t20i-series-against-sa-and-squad-for-5th-test-against-england-announced/

It will be interesting to see, how Pant’s case pans out.