New Delhi: There is no end to the tug of war between the Enforcement Directorate and former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi. A day after Modi's lawyer returned the summons issued by ED saying he was not authorised to receive them, the central agency has emailed a copy of the document to the former IPL chief.
"We have e-mailed a copy of the summons to Lalit Modi after his lawyer returned the copy," an ED officer said.
Modi had maintained that he would not respond to the summons unless ED serves him the notice in London. ED sources say that Modi's lawyers had accepted summons on July 3 and they hold an acknowledgement from Modi's solicitor.
If Modi doesn't respond to the summons, ED can move court for a non-bailable warrant or even issue a red corner notice.
The ED had issued summons to Modi through his lawyer in a money-laundering case registered against him. The case relates to a 2008 deal between World Sports Group (WSG) and Multi Screen Media (MSM) for television rights of Indian Premier League (IPL) worth Rs 425 crore.
In 2008, BCCI had awarded media rights for ten years to WSG for $918 million. WSG entered into a deal with MSM to make Sony the official broadcaster. The contract was replaced a year later with a nine-year deal where MSM paid $1.63 billion.
The ED started a probe in 2009 under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to investigate whether payment of Rs 425 crore facilitation fee by MSM Singapore to WSG Mauritius was made illegally.
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