Former cricketer Robin Uthappa, who now serves as director of Centaurus Lifestyle Brands Pvt Ltd, is embroiled in legal trouble following the issuance of an arrest warrant over alleged provident fund (PF) fraud. The firm is accused of failing to deposit Rs 23 lakh deducted from employees’ salaries into their respective PF accounts.
Regional PF Commissioner II and Recovery Officer Shadakshara Gopala Reddy issued the arrest warrant, dated 4th December, and directed the Pulakeshinagar police station in East Bengaluru to execute it.
However, authorities disclosed that Uthappa has not been residing at the address mentioned in the warrant for over a year and is currently based in Dubai.
The police have since returned the warrant to the PF office in KR Puram, stating that Uthappa is no longer within their jurisdiction. A senior police officer clarified to the media that no FIR has been registered against Uthappa due to the absence of a formal complaint.
“We received the letter from the PF office a week ago, requesting the execution of the arrest warrant. Uthappa previously lived in an apartment on Wheeler Road in Pulakeshinagar. Our staff visited the address and learned that he vacated the property a year ago and now resides in Dubai. We have communicated this to the PF office,” the officer stated.
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