Shocking: Look who has misappropriated the funds of Sourav Ganguly Foundation?

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Mr Anirban Sen Chowdhury with former India skipper Sourav Ganguly. Image Source: XtraTime

Kolkata: In a shocking revelation, a man known to be associated with the Sourav Ganguly Foundation was found to be misappropriating the funds of the academy. Mr Anirban Sen Chowdhury, the secretary of the Foundation. The matter was first brought to day light few months back and an FIR was lodged against him (Anirban Sen Chowdhury) at the Thakurpukur P.S. by Mr Kinjal Basu Roy Chowhdhury, business development manager of SGF on April 26, 2017.

“We have received a complaint and a probe is on. According to the complaint, money was taken from three schools in the name of the foundation but was deposited in a personal account,” Behla DC Meraj Khalid said. Anirban, booked under sections 420 (cheating) and 408 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC, is yet to be arrested, said police.

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Mr Anirban Sen Chowdhury has been using the name of Sourav and collecting funds from different schools.

According to Taniya Bhattacharya of Sourav Ganguly’s office, “This man (Anirban Sen Chowdhury) or his activities are in no way supported or backed by Mr. Sourav Ganguly and he is in no way related to him professional or personally. It is thereby requested to all the schools to be aware of this man and not to trust him without doing proper background checks on him.”

According to Mr Anirban Sen Chowdhury, “I do not have any intentions to cheat Mr Ganguly. I have already returned an amount of INR 80000.There is some misunderstanding between me and Mr Ganguly. I had a chat with him today as well and he has asked me to come and meet him at his residence on July 12.”

The Sourav Ganguly Foundation was launched in a grand ceremony held at a city hotel on December 14, 2016 in the presence of Sourav and his family.