The Surat police arrested the president of the district cricket association on Thursday for allegedly forging the signatures of his business partners to secure a mortgage loan of Rs 2.92 crore, which he later defaulted on, an official said.

The economic offences wing (EOW) of the crime branch had last year booked Surat District Cricket Association (SDCA) president Kanaiyalal Contractor (82), one of the partners in a construction firm, on the charges of cheating and forgery based on a complaint lodged by his late brother's wife, who is a partner in the firm, the official said.

According to police, the Contractor allegedly forged the signatures of his sister-in-law, Naynaben, and her late husband, Hemantbhai, to prepare a bogus power of attorney, thereby gaining control over their partners

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