Centre denies plan to allow machines to be used in NREGA

Rural Issues

Officials from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have denied making any request to allow the use of machines in the rural employment scheme.

Mithun MK

Alarm bells went off among state government officials in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka overseeing National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) implementation when reports claimed that the Centre was willing to allow the use of machines in the rural employment scheme. The report that came out on Thursday claimed that three states had sent proposals in October to the Centre to allow the use of machines were under “active consideration”. Those working closely with the rural employment scheme in Andhra Pradesh say if machines are allowed, it would wreck the livelihoods of those who depend on the scheme. However, Panchayath Raj department officials from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have denied that any such proposal was made to the Centre by them. Furthermore, a Union Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) official speaking to TNM also denied having received such a proposal from the states or even considering allowing the use of machines for works under NREGS. Report quoting unnamed official A report that first appeared in the Hindustan Times on October 30 claimed that Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka had written to the Ministry of Rural Department seeking relaxation in rules to allow the use of machines for executing projects in difficult terrain. The report quoted an unnamed official, who said, “The states feel that a limited exemption of use of heavy machines or bulldozers in such difficult terrain can actually help the scheme and also meet construction targets.” The official cited in the report had said that the proposal if accepted, would be done through executive orders and not through an amendment to the NREGA Act in Parliament. Under NREGS, works executed by the programme implementation agencies shall be performed only by using manual labour and no labour displacing machines can be used. On November 7, another report appeared in the Hindustan Times citing two unnamed officials as saying that the Centre was “actively considering” the proposal sent by the three states. The officials told the newspaper that even if machines were allowed for certain work under the scheme the wages of workers would not be affected. “We have received the proposals. We are actively considering proposals to allow machines in a very limited way in NREGS,” a senior rural development ministry official told HT on Wednesday. No proposal sent, no proposal received However, speaking to TNM the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj department Additional Commissioner for NREGA, Balasubramaniyam said, “We have not sent the Centre any such proposal, the report is false. Any use of machines that are in the scheme requires an amendment to the NREGA Act,”. The Karnataka Panchayath Raj department Joint Director (Technical) for NREGA, VM Mahesh also denied the state had sent any such proposal that would affect NREGA workers, “We do use machines such as road rollers or compressors for building roads, but any other machines that will displace workers would require a request that comes from the block level and only after reviewing the need of it, is permission granted. ” Amarjeet Sinha, Secretary, Union MoRD told TNM that no such proposals were received from any state by the Centre either, “We will not be taking any measures that would impact the poorest in the country who depend on NREGA for a livelihood. Some states (such as Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) where the market rates are high we have received complaints from the state that there have been instances where machines were used and fake rosters of workers were sent for approval. There are no plans to allow machines for use in NREGA,” Madhya Pradesh NREGA commissioner's office was unavailable for a comment Those working for the better implementation of the NREGA scheme in Andhra Pradesh say if the state or the Centre allows the use of machines it would severely affect the livelihood of tribal communities in the Eastern Ghats where the terrain is rocky, “Such a move would pave the way for the contracts to make their way into works under NREGS. During summer the particularly vulnerable tribal groups they rely a lot on NREGS for their sustenance and survival, allowing machines would deprive them of a livelihood,” said Chakradhar Buddha, program manager, with Libtech India, a group of team of engineers, social workers and social scientists working with tribals in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “We have been demanding for years that the Eastern Ghats areas should be by default be declared as rocky soil, the state government has always denied as they look at work allotment on a case by case basis. Thus only 5% work gets allotted under this category, this results in a lot of workers not getting the work and wages they deserve,” he pointed out, adding that if machines are allowed for the work, it would only benefit the contracts and the big farmers who want to retain the NREGS workers as agricultural labourers in their farms. Both Andhra state government and the MoRD told TNM that they would be sending rejoinders to Hindustan Times for factual inaccuracy over the two reports.

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Outpatient services at K’taka hospitals to be affected on Friday as IMA declares bandh

Protest

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced the bandh in a show of support for the postgraduate student who was attacked by a pro-Kannada group at a hospital in Bengaluru.

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Doctors protest at Victoria Hospital

Six days into the protests by doctors at Bengaluru’s Victoria Hospital, the state branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has announced a statewide bandh on Friday. The outpatient services at all hospitals in Karnataka will be affected. Speaking to media, Dr Srinivas, IMA Karnataka’s Secretary, said that the decision was taken to show their support for the postgraduate student from Bangalore Medical College, who was assaulted by a pro-Kannada group on November 1. Several resident doctors and medical students from the college have been protesting since November 2 at the government-run Victoria Hospital, which is affiliated with Bangalore Medical College. On Friday, a postgraduate student was mobbed by members of the Kannada Raksha Vedike (KRV).  This was after two patients lost their eyesight after a cataract surgery performed at Minto Eye Hospital (attached to Bangalore Medical College) in July. According to reports, the two patients approached the KRV group, who, in turn, reached the eye hospital. A video of the incident shows the mob walking into the hospital and accosting the female doctor, who was tending to patients in the ophthalmology outpatient clinic at the time. The men are seen chanting different slogans like: “We want justice”, “we need a solution”, and “down, down to the doctors of Minto”. However, things took a turn when the postgraduate student replied to the mob’s enquiry in English, after which they began asking why she wasn’t speaking in Kannada. Following this, doctors have been protesting on the premises of Victoria Hospital and boycotting the non-emergency medical services. Dr HS Satish, the Dean of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, also filed a complaint at the VV Puram police station. The police registered an FIR against unknown persons of the KRV group, although they are yet to be arrested. The protesting doctors have demanded action against the perpetrators. “It has been almost a week and no arrests or action has been taken against those who attacked the student. We, at IMA, have decided to stand by the doctor and have declared that there will be a statewide bandh on Friday. All outpatient facilities and non-emergency medical services will be boycotted,” stated Dr Jyothi, a member of the Karnataka IMA.

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How this Bengaluru cop’s airtight case brought justice to Dell techie Payal Surekha

Crime

Inspector Umesh SK came under fire from the CBI and was accused of concocting evidence. He stands vindicated.

Theja Ram

Nine years after she was brutally murdered, the family of Payal Surekha finally got justice on Wednesday when a CBI Special Court found a gym trainer, James Ray, guilty. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. This brutal murder of the 29-year-old techie shook Bengaluru and had raised several doubts about the police investigation. The controversial and widely-covered case took several turns but ultimately, it is not only Payal’s family that got justice, but also the lead investigator in the case – Umesh SK. Umesh SK was posted as the Inspector of JP Nagar Police Station in Bengaluru and was falsely accused of botching up the investigation. The accused James Ray and Payal’s parents – Kanthadevi and Dindayal Surekha had strongly believed that Payal’s husband Ananth Narayan Mishra was behind the murder. Dindayal had accused Umesh SK of concocting evidence and framing James. Umesh was also accused of fabricating evidence in order to protect Ananth as the latter’s parents were retired police officers.  As the state debated the safety of women, and the media made it a headline on a daily basis, Umesh received much flak. Not convinced by the line of investigation, Dindayal approached the Karnataka High Court and accused Umesh of botching up the probe. Umesh was dealt a huge blow as the case was handed over to the Central Crime Branch and subsequently, two separate CBI probes were conducted. Years later, Umesh SK’s investigation stood ground and James has now been convicted of the murder. Convict James Ray Speaking to TNM, Umesh SK, who is now the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Intelligence), says that he feels validated as the allegations could have cost him not just his reputation, but also his career. “This was not a case where the CBI took over the probe before the charge sheet was filed. I had conducted the investigation, had hard evidence against James and had also filed a chargesheet against him in the court. The CBI probe began after I filed the chargesheet. These were serious allegations against me. My reputation, all my achievements and medals were at risk but I came out clean. I knew I did nothing wrong as I had done my job right,” DySP Umesh says. Umesh SK's initial probe On the evening of December 17, 2010, JP Nagar Police received a call from Ananth Narayan Mishra, Payal’s husband, that she had been killed. Ananth, who was in Odisha’s Cuttack, had called Payal’s mobile phone multiple times during the day. When Payal did not answer the call, Ananth asked his house-owner to check on Payal. The house-owner, who had a spare key, had opened the door to the apartment and had found Payal in a pool of blood. Her throat had been slit and she had stab wounds all over her body. He informed Ananth of the incident, who alerted the police. When the JP Nagar Police arrived at the spot, investigating officer, Umesh SK had instructed the team to collect and catalogue all material evidence available at the crime scene. Umesh had insisted that samples of hair be collected from various rooms in the house. As is usual in such cases, the police first suspected Ananth Mishra and took him in for questioning. After several hours of grilling him, Umesh says that it became evident that someone else had committed the crime. Ananth had revealed the names of all the persons who Payal had altercations with, and one among them was James Ray. The JP Nagar police had requisitioned James Ray’s call records and found that he was in RBI Colony at the time of the murder. The James Ray connection James Kumar Ray was a former employee at a gym owned by Ananth Mishra and Payal Surekha in Odisha’s Cuttack. In 2008, Payal fired James Ray after she accused him of embezzling money from the gym. James was sacked and Ananth had given him a settlement amount of Rs 75,000. Payal and Ananth relocated to Bengaluru when she got a job as a technical associate at Dell Corporation. Ananth travelled to Cuttack every month to oversee the management of the gym. However, James Ray, who had moved to Hyderabad with his family in the interim, was unemployed. In November 2010, James contacted a mutual friend of his and Ananth’s – Bhavani Shankar and asked him for help to obtain a job. Payal Surekha and Ananth Narayan Mishra on their wedding day Bhavani Shankar had promised James to help him find a job. He had also informed James that he would ask Ananth to look out for openings. On December 11, 2010, James Ray arrived in Bengaluru to meet Bhavani Shankar. The duo landed up in Ananth’s home. Payal, however reprimanded Bhavani Shankar for bringing James to his house and refused to help James. James went back to Hyderabad and decided to kill Payal. He boarded a bus to Bengaluru on the night of December 16. He reached Payal’s home at around 10 am on December 17 and one of the residents of the building – Munavar Ali, had seen James go up to Payal’s house. James was arrested in Hyderabad on December 22. The police recovered a jacket, which had bloodstains and hair on it; a knife and spectacles from the catchment area of the Puttenahalli Lake. The hair and blood on the jacket matched Payal’s and the blood on the knife had also matched Payal’s. The hair found on Payal’s body and the bedsheet in her room was a match for James. James was sent to judicial custody and was lodged at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. How James manipulated Payal’s parents A week after he was sent to judicial custody, Payal’s father Dindayal Surekha received a letter from James Ray. When he opened the envelope, there was a handwritten letter from James along with what seemed to look like details of call records belonging to Ananth Narayan Mishra. DySP Umesh says that James had concocted a fake document of call record details of Payal’s husband. This document indicated that Ananth was in Bengaluru on the morning Payal was killed and that Ananth had gone to Cuttack after the murder. James had also said in his letter that the police had tortured him and forced him to confess to killing Payal. “On December 23, when we brought James from Andhra Pradesh to Bengaluru, the victim’s father wanted to speak to him when he was in the police lock up. We had allowed them to speak. In this letter, James told Dindayal that he couldn’t talk in detail at the police station as he was scared of us. He accused me of planting evidence and framing him. He had said that I was trying to protect Ananth as his parents were former police officers. This was the first time I was accused of botching up an investigation. My career was on the line,” DySP Umesh recalls. Meanwhile, Payal’s sister, who had had a falling out with Ananth a couple of months before the murder, had called Dindayal and informed him that Ananth had threatened to kill Payal. How trouble began for Umesh SK Payal’s parents and James had approached the Karnataka High Court in January 2011, seeking a CBI probe in the case. The High Court had directed the Central Crime Branch to investigate the matter. When the CCB probe came to a standstill, Dindayal approached the High Court to order a CBI probe. In November 2011, the CBI took over the case and for a year, they investigated Umesh SK. DySP Umesh says that the CBI probe began with the premise that James was innocent. For a whole year, the CBI team investigated Umesh’s connection to Ananth and his parents – Rudra Narayana Mishra, a retired ACP from Odisha, and Basanthi Devi Narayana Mishra, a retired DCP from Odisha. “The CBI strongly believed that I had planted evidence and coerced a confession from James. They checked my financials, my CDR, my movements were tracked. For a whole year, I was constantly watched and investigated. It was disheartening. I had an air-tight case. I had solid evidence. And yet, I was the one being treated as a suspect,” Umesh said. The second CBI probe After the year, when the investigation went nowhere, the probe was handed over to a second CBI team. This was when the investigators finally began looking at James as the prime suspect. “There was no other line of inquiry that the CBI could have done. All the evidence led to James. Finally, they decided to get the samples and evidence checked at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Hyderabad. The results were the same. They found that the CDR James had sent to Dindayal was fake,” DySP Umesh said. In August 2015, the CBI filed a chargesheet in the case and named James as the prime accused. “I was finally validated. The CBI’s chargesheet looks exactly like the one I had submitted to the session court. They used the same witnesses. I still remember taking Munavar Ali (the neighbour) to the jail. We had lined up 22 people. He identified James as the man he had seen on the day of the murder. The CBI also named him as a witness. After five years, everything in the case was still the same,” DySP Umesh says. On Wednesday, the CBI court found James guilty of murdering Payal and sentenced him to life imprisonment. “This was a case that could have destroyed everything for me. But I stood by my word and I had faith in the CBI. Today, I am relieved,” DySP Umesh says.    

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Bengaluru moviegoers bullied for sitting during national anthem, booked by police

Controversy

On October 23, a group of four people — two men and two women — were bullied on camera at PVR Orion Mall in Bengaluru during an interval for the Tamil movie Asuran.

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After a group of people were hounded and heckled for allegedly sitting down during the national anthem at a movie theatre in Bengaluru, the police have now registered an FIR against the moviegoers.  The group of unknown persons were charged under Section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. "We don't know who they are but we have registered an FIR and we are asking PVR to hand over CCTV footage to identify these people. We have also asked for contact numbers of the accused persons," Sadananda M, police inspector at Subramanyanagar police station told TNM. A suo motu case was registered against a group of unknown persons in connection with the incident.  On October 23, a group of four people — two men and two women — were bullied on camera at PVR Orion Mall in Bengaluru during an interval for the Tamil movie Asuran. Sandalwood actor Arun Gowda and a few others shouted at the four people and called them "Pakistani terrorists" as they allegedly did not stand when the national anthem was played. “Not able to spare 52 seconds for the country, but you have the audacity to sit here and watch a three-hour movie? Are you Pakistani terrorists?”, a man is heard saying in a video of the incident, which was shared widely. However, the video of the argument was shot during the interval and not when the national anthem was being played. Police officials said that they are trying to examine if the national anthem was dishonoured in any way. Section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, states that those who “intentionally prevent the singing of Jana Gana Mana or cause disturbances to any assembly engaged in such singing” shall be punished with jail term extended upto three years.   In November 2016, the Supreme Court had made it mandatory for all cinema halls to play the national anthem before the screening. In January 2018, the apex court modified the order and made it optional for cinema halls to play the national anthem before every show. However, if a cinema hall chooses to play the national anthem, people could stand up to show respect.  “Why should you presume that not singing the national anthem in a theatre makes a person anti-national?” Justice Chandrachud, who was a part of the two-judge bench, had asked while overturning the earlier order.     

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Delivery agent, cancer survivor among the 49% women candidates in M'luru civic polls

Politics

In August 2018, the Karnataka Government hade issued a notification, allocating 50% of ward seats for women in Urban Local Body (ULB) elections.

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The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) polls this year, scheduled to be be held on November 12, will see a new trend and some new faces. Of the 180 candidates confirmed by the Karnataka State Election Commission, 88 are women candidates, each from all walks of life — a driver working with a food delivery app, a cancer survivor and insurance agent, among others.  This comes after the Karnataka Government in August 2018 issued a notification, allocating 50% of ward seats for women in Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. While 18 wards have been reserved for General Category (Women), eight have been reserved for Backward Class A (Women), two for Backward Class B (Women), and one seat for Scheduled Caste.  This is reportedly the first time in Mangaluru political history that close to 50% of the candidates contesting a local body election are women.  Out of the 88 women candidates, 31 (including one Scheduled Caste reservation ward) will contest on BJP tickets, while 30 will contest for Congress. Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded three women candidates. While three women will represent the Communist Party of India (Marxist), one will be a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate. About 18 women candidates will contest as independent candidates.   26-year old Jessel D’Souza, a young political novice, said that she was elated to be the BJP candidate in the Catholic-dominated Bendur (General Ward Number 38). Jessel is a cancer survivor and will be up against three-time corporator Naveen D'Souza.  “Election or life, I am not fighting against any other candidate. I am assuring victory for myself and my party,” says Jessel, the BJP candidate.  The MBA graduate has an agenda for her ward, if she is elected: Tackling the irregularity of water supply in some areas, the underground drainage and sewage connectivity, and the inconvenience caused both to motorists and pedestrians due to bad condition of the roads and footpaths. “I want to expedite such rectification to provide a good living standard for the ward members,” she said.  Meghana Das, on the other hand, became a popular figure in the city as one of the few woman delivery agents working with a popular food app. For her, social service is an attitude that was embedded in her at a young age.  She will be contesting the polls on the Indian National Congress party’s ticket. Meghana will contest against BJP candidate Sandhya Mohan Acharya in Mannagudde (General Woman Ward 28).  Former Congress councillor Asha D’Silva will contest on behalf of BJP from the Falnir ward, instead of the Valencia ward (where she had contested and won in the 2013 polls) for the Congress. “I have made my contribution to the people in my former stint, but Congress did not give me another chance. Nevertheless, I am sure people have seen the merit and elect me as their representative,” she said Meanwhile, the newly formed party called Karnataka Rashtra Samiti (KRS) said that out of its 10 candidates who filed their nomination, two were women. However, one of the women’s application was rejected due to certain technicalities, said the party’s office-bearer, Deviprasad.  The party’s lone woman contestant, Mavis Rodrigues, an insurance agent, will be contesting as an independent candidate from Ward 33 (Kadri). In the 2013 civic body election, 243 of the candidates were women. The Congress had bagged about 35 seats at the ULB polls, while BJP had to settle with only 19 seats. JD(S) won two seats, and one seat each was won by the CPI, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and an independent candidate. However, with the political scenario in favour of BJP — both at the Centre and the state, and due to the Reservation policy, 2019 MCC polls may spell out a different outcome. Story by Story Infinity (Subs and Scribes Media Ventures LLP.)

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‘Don’t need another flyover, give us metro’: Residents of Koramangala-Ejipura

Transport

Activists have stated not just the delay, the construction of the Ejipura flyover itself is a terrible idea.

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BBMP Commissioner tweeted pictures of work resuming on Koramangala-Ejipura flyover

For years now, the Ejipura flyover — which is supposed to connect Ejipura to Adugodi — has been famously delayed, tied up in bureaucracy and a lack of funds. The idea of the flyover was to provide relief to commuters who routinely get stuck in the 500-metre stretch that forms a single-file bottleneck at the Ejipura signal and the traffic jams last for 20 minutes to 45 minutes. Two years after it was first cleared for construction, the work on Ejipura flyover finally commenced last month. BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar put out a tweet that the work on the flyover, which was supposed to have been completed in January 2019, has resumed.  “The construction is on-going and we cannot do much about the traffic. However, we are trying to speed up the construction as far as possible,” says Anil Kumar, Commissioner of BBMP. However, activists have stated not just the delays, the construction of the flyover itself is a terrible idea.  “The flyover is a complete waste of money. First of all, flyovers are a bad idea because they are built to prioritise and move private vehicles. This is inadequate to move public between these areas,” says Sandeep Anirudhan, part of the Citizens’ Agenda for Bengaluru. He goes on to say that there are buses that ply on this route, but they are just not enough.  “The Bengaluru local buses are the most expensive in the country. The bus routes have also been designed unscientifically and there is no proper connectivity between places that people want to go to. Instead, people are forced to plan their trips based on the arbitrary bus route. Instead, people prefer to take their private vehicles. In any case, it costs less,” he adds. Read: Bengaluru has the most expensive public transport in India, and people aren’t happy The Citizen’s Agenda for Bangalore has put out a petition for people to stand up against another elevated corridor that is unnecessary, and he says will just add to the congestion in the city, like it takes place in Electronic City. The petition seeks to replace the flyover concept with a metro connection instead. Experts have supported this idea. Ashish Verma, a professor of sustainable transportation at IISc, says that flyovers are a short-lived solution. “When there is a flyover to decongest a junction, there will always be people who will change their routes to use this flyover. This is known as ‘induced demand’ when people who aren’t using something, begin using it due to the availability. So people adopt cars and bikes to use this system, and the problem doesn’t get solved. Private transportation also exacerbates the effect on climate as there is increased emissions and fuel consumption,” Verma adds. With the vehicle population that keeps increasing year on year in cities, and people opting to buy cars as their incomes go up, the traffic congestion problem doesn’t get resolved one way or the other. The only solution is to have high-density transportation solutions: public transportation like buses, metro, and local trains. Read: Railway Board clears long-awaited Bengaluru suburban rail project Which is where activists’ demand for the metro connectivity comes in. People who work in the IT sector and travel to work need better options than just taking their cars to work and getting stuck in commutes that last hours. There is currently no proposed metro connectivity between Koramangala to KR Puram, or even to important IT hubs Electronic City and Whitefield. “It’s a hassle for me to get out of Koramangala every day through Indiranagar-Ejipura,” says Kevin Mathews, a commuter who works in Frazer Town. “The route I used previously was through Hosur road, but the white topping there has been held up for months and it's impossible to use that route. Even alternate routes through local areas are packed with vehicles, and now the traffic police have blocked the inside routes. I can’t rely on buses to get me to work on time and so I’m forced to commute in this manner. A metro connection for even half the journey would be an extremely welcome change," he added.

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Former K'taka cricketers CM Gautam, Abrar Kazi arrested on charges of spot-fixing in KPL

Sport

A total of seven people, including four players, have been arrested till now in the Karnataka Premier League spot-fixing case.

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Former Karnataka cricketers CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi have been arrested by the state police's Central Crime Branch (CCB) on charges of spot-fixing during the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) final earlier this year. According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Gautam, captain of Bellary Tuskers, and Kazi who plays for the same team, allegedly accepted Rs 20 lakh for "slow batting" in the final against Hubli Tigers, which the Tuskers lost by eight runs. Chasing 153 runs, Tuskers ended up with 144, with opener Gautam scoring a 37-ball 29 while Kazi struck 13 off six deliveries. The two are also believed to have been involved in fixing another match against the Bengaluru Blasters. CCB officials stated that the duo was paid Rs 20 lakh for "slow batting" during the final of the tournament.  The arrest of the two comes a day another player Nishant Shekhawat was arrested for allegedly acting as an intermediary between bookies and players in the KPL. A total of seven people, including four players, have been arrested till now in the KPL spot-fixing case. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) runs the KPL T20 tournament every year on the lines of the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament by the cash-rich Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Gautam is a popular name in Karnataka cricket circles and was instrumental in helping the Karnataka Ranji cricket team win back-to-back domestic trebles in 2013-14 and 2014-15. After nine years with his home state, he moved to Goa this season and was named their captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy which begins on Friday. He is a wicket-keeper and a right-handed batsman.  Gautam also played for the India-A team and has represented Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Daredevils in the IPL. Kazi, meanwhile, also played under Gautam at different stages of his career. He represented Karnataka before moving to Nagaland last year. He transferred to Mizoram at the start of this season. He represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in one game. The scandal came to light in September this year with the arrest of Belagavi Panthers owner Ali Asfak. With inputs from IANS

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