Hyderabad, July 10 -- The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer CJ Srinivas and CEO Sunil Kante on multiple charges including forgery, cheating, and criminal breach of trust in connection with alleged misappropriation of association funds.

CID officials confirmed that two other individuals - Rajender Yadav and his wife Kavitha - both members of a local cricket club, were also taken into custody for questioning.

The arrests stem from a complaint lodged on June 9 by Telangana Cricket Association General Secretary D Guruva Reddy. He alleged that Rao had contested the 2023 HCA elections using forged documents, and with the help of others, siphoned...