A Delhi court today issued a fresh non-bailable warrant (NBW) against cricketer-turned Congress MP Mohd Azharuddin after he failed to appear before it in connection with a cheque bounce case.
Metropolitan magistrate Vikrant Vaid issued the warrant against the former captain of the Indian cricket team for March 7 after he failed to appear before it in pursuance of the earlier NBW issued against him on February 18.
The court issued the NBW, dismissing an application for exemption from personal appearance to Azharuddin. The application was filed by Azharuddin’s counsel, who said his client was busy with election campaigning in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
On the earlier date of hearing, the magisterial court had issued a NBW against Azharuddin for March 1, after he repeatedly failed to appear before it and also rejected his plea for exemption.
According to the complaint against Azharuddin, he wanted to sell his Mumbai-based property worth around Rs 4.5 crore, jointly owned by him and his estranged wife Sangeeta Bijlani. The complainant Sanjay Solanki, a Delhi-based businessman, approached Azharuddin to purchase the property and the deal was finalised after which Solanki paid Rs 1.5 crore in advance to Azharuddin
But after some time, due to some marital dispute, Azharuddin refused to sell the property and agreed to pay the money back to Solanki as per the agreement. The former captain issued a cheque of Rs 1.5 crore to Solanki in 2008 but it was dishonoured by the bank, the complainant said. After Azharuddin’s cheques were dishonoured again twice, once in 2009 and later in 2010, Solanki approached a court with a complaint against Azharuddin.
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