Durga Prasad removed as Secretary of ACA
The Hindu
Ombudsman imposes ₹5,000 penalty on him
Justice G. Krishna Mohan Reddy, Ombudsman/Ethics Officer of Andhra Cricket Association, ordered that “allowing the ACA Secretary V. Durga Prasad to continue to function as Secretary is detrimental to and against the interest of ACA and the spirit of cricket.”
The Ombudsman passed the order after a petition was filed by V. Prabhu Prasad, vice-president of Krishna District Cricket Association, stating that the ACA Secretary violated guidelines of the Justice Lodha panel.
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