Indian women's cricketer Deepti Sharma has accused fellow countryperson and Delhi batter Arushi Goel of fraudulent activities, claiming that the latter duped her for more than ₹25 lakhs. Additionally, Deepti has also alleged Goel of breaking into her flat in Agra and stealing gold and silver jewellery worth ₹2 lakh in foreign currency.
Arushi, 27, notably, has played alongside Deepti for the UP Warriorz in the Women's Premier League (WPL). The former is also a junior clerk in the Indian Railways in the Agra Division with Deepti and was in action recently during the Senior Women Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy. The youngster made 74 runs in the only match she played.
ACP Agra Sadar Sukanya Sharma gave the below statement to The Times of India:
"Deepti’s brother, Sumit Sharma, approached the Sadar police station with the complaint. Prima facie, we found some truth in the complaint and filed an FIR under BNS Sections 305 (a) (theft), 331 (3) (house breaking), 316 (2) (criminal breach of trust) and 352 (insulting someone with the intent to provoke a breach of peace)."
The FIR lodged read the below:
"The two cricketers became close over the years through their association in the same team. Then, Arushi and her parents started exploiting Deepti financially, citing family emergencies and financial distress."
According to News18, Sumit had also revealed that Deepti had approached Arushi about the money but the latter refused to return. The quote from the meida outlet stated:
"My sister lost over Rs 25 lakh in the two years. When she confronted Arushi, the latter refused to return the amount."
Deepti Sharma gearing up for England tour
On the cricketing side of things, the spin-bowling all-rounder is gearing up for the limited-overs tour of England where India will square off in five T20Is and three ODIs, beginning on June 28.
India’s T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare
India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare.
