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The International Cricket Council on Monday charged Bhatinda-based umpire Jatin Kashyap with breaching its anti-corruption code following an investigation into “international matches in 2022”. The ICC has not provided details of the incidents that led to Kashyap being charged under the anti-corruption code. Kashyap has participated in district level competitions in Punjab but is not on the BCCI panel. Kashyap has been charged with “failing or refusing, without compelling justification, to cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation of possible corrupt conduct under the Code…
“…including (but not limited to) failure to provide accurately and completely all information and/or documentation requested by the ACU (whether as part of a formal request under Article 4.3 or otherwise) as part of a such research.” The second breach relates to “obstructing or delaying the ACU’s investigation of possible corrupt conduct under the code…
“…including (but not limited to) concealing, tampering with or destroying any documentation or other information that may be relevant to that investigation and/or that may be evidence of or lead to the discovery of evidence of corrupt conduct under the Code,” read an ICC statement.
BCCI sources said the ICC requested details about the umpire from the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) in October last year.
However, PCA Secretary Dilsher Khanna said the ICC charges against Kashyap have nothing to do with the game in the state.
“The allegations have nothing to do with Punjab cricket. The release makes it clear that he has been charged following an investigation into international games,” Khanna told PTI. The ICC has given Kashyap 14 days to respond to the allegations.
“In accordance with Code Article 4.6.6, Mr. Kashyap has 14 days from May 19 to respond to the allegations. The ICC will not comment further in relation to these allegations at this stage,” the ICC added.
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