Mangalore United Team Owner Accused of Cheating

Bangalore, Sep 17 : The inaugural day of Karnataka Premier League season II witnessed controversy with a Mangalore businessman alleging that Moideen Bhawa, the owner of KPL team Mangalore United, and Bhawa’s brother B M Farooq had cheated him of Rs 1.10 crore, Bangalore Mirror, Bangalore's daily news paper reported.

Suvarna said, a Bangalore court directed Cubbon Park police on Thursday to investigate the matter after Suvarna filed a case.

Suvarna alleged, “Initially, Bhawa made me believe that we would be partners in Mangalore United. During bidding last year, Bhawa did not have any money. I gave him Rs 20 lakh through DD from my account at the Axis Bank, Sanjaynagar Branch.
 
However, Bhawa took to the bidding application in the name of his company Fiza Developers. I kept asking him to make a partnership deed, but he kept postponing. Later, I gave Rs 50 lakh to Fiza Developers from my Axis Bank account, then another Rs 40 lakh from my Bank of Patiala account.” Suvarna said he got to know Bhawa through mining business and was not connected with Fiza Developers. He said, “Once Bhawa  reaped profits through KPL, he started avoiding me. For the first six months, he kept saying he was busy and had no time to meet me. For the last three months he has even stopped taking my calls. We have invested white money and have all documents to prove it.”

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Further he said, “This year, he has invited me to be a sponsor for the team. Why should I take it up? We invested so that we earn profits. Though I am an influential person in Mangalore, the police in Mangalore police did not accept my complaint against Bhawa. Hence, I decided to file a case in the magistrate court in Bangalore.”

When contacted at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Bhawa, said, “He (Santosh Suvarna) is not a partner but was a co-sponsor of the team. As a co-sponsor he gave money for the team’s use. We have all documents clearly maintained and have nothing to hide.”