The theft of IPL jerseys worth Rs 6.5 lakh has uncovered a significant theft case at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. According to a report by The Times of India, a 40-year-old security guard, Farooque Aslam Khan, is accused of IPL jerseys theft from a box stored in the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) headquarters at Wankhede Stadium, Churchgate.
It has been reported that 261 jerseys, amounting to Rs 6.52 lakh, are missing. Each jersey is estimated at Rs 2,500. It is said that Khan opted to ‘borrow’ the jerseys to help fuel his online gambling habits, whether they were for the players, supporters, or fans remains unclear.
A security guard handler who suffers from the gambling addiction they say is currently in the process of gambling his IPL shirts away.
It came to light that a burglary took place at the BCCI on June 13 after conducting a thorough audit; it revealed that several items are missing from the BCCI office warehouse. A person named Khan was seen on CCTV footage carrying a box which was presumably full of the worn out clothes.
In contact with an online shop from Haryana, Farooque Aslam Khan is said to have sold the jerseys to him. Though the police have said that they have recovered around 50 jerseys, the exact amount that the security guard was paid is unknown.
