Ranchi: Cricket player Mahendra Singh Dhoni is embroiled in a defamation lawsuit that his two former business partners, Soumya Das and Mihir Diwakar, have brought in the Delhi High Court. According to the petition, Dhoni and those posing as his representatives have made baseless claims that have seriously damaged the plaintiffs’ reputation and been extensively publicised.
Dhoni has previously played with Mihir Diwakar, a former Ranji player who was a part of India’s Under-19 squad in 2000. The married couple Mihir and Soumya run a business together called Arka Sports Management. The agreement between their company and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to launch a cricket academy with a global reach is the source of the legal issue.
When Dhoni filed a lawsuit in the Ranchi court with the help of his buddy and agent Seemant Lohani, the matter got even more heated. The cricket player accused Arka Sports Management directors Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Das of breaking their contract and committing a Rs. 15 crore fraud.
Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Das have chosen to take legal action in reaction to these accusations, choosing to bring a defamation case against Dhoni at the Delhi High Court.