The dues are pending since Champions Trophy in 2006 and IPL matches played in 2011 and it appears like the Rajasthan police are unable to take action against its own debtors

Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) and Rajasthan Royals, the state’s franchise for the Indian Premier League (IPL), are yet to cough up Rs4.5 crore and the interest thereupon as security charges to Jaipur Police.

Reply to an RTI application by Subhash Chandra Agrawal reveals that since Champions Trophy in 2006, RCA has refused to pay for the security arrangements. However, another confusing entry shows that Rs50 lakh is due, which may be for security arrangements for IPL matches played in Jaipur in 2011.

As per the information given by PIO of Jaipur Police, for six days during the 2006  Champions Trophy 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 21st of October and 2nd November, RCA was billed Rs1.14 crore for security arrangements. The Cricket Association is to pay Rs17.87 lakh for a one day international played against South Africa on 21 February 2010, Rs83.60 lakh for three IPL matches played in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in 2010, Rs2.2 lakh for an India-New Zealand ODI on 1 December 2010 and  Rs1.79 crore for all matches hosted at Sawai Mansingh Stadium during the 2011 season of the IPL. The total dues against RCA stands at Rs3.98 crore.

However, the PIO also included details of dues owed against Rajasthan Royals, but it is not clear as to for what purpose. The table lists names of eight IPL teams, Kochi Tuskers, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Pune Warriors, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Dare Devils and Rajasthan Royals, and shows some amount as dues pending. The dates mentioned in another column of the table indicate the dues were incurred during 2011 season of the IPL. The table looks like charges for security for the seven matches played in Jaipur. However, the total amount of Rs50.99 lakh has been billed to Rajasthan Royals.

Since long, Jaipur Police and the state Cricket Association have been exchanging written and verbal communication over the issue of unpaid bills for the Champions Trophy held in 2006. Rumours say that police had prepared the bills only as  paperwork, since IPL’s former chief Lalit Modi shared good rapport with Rajasthan’s the then chief minister Vasundhara Raje and may have availed the services for free.

However, during the audits, the matter gained prominence, and Japipur Police demanded payment from the Cricket Association. The Association however refused to pay any money saying that all charges were supposed to be paid by Mr Modi and not by them.
 
When Mr Modi was the chief of the IPL his rivals used to talk about unpaid dues to Police. Now, Mr Modi is neither associated with the Cricket Association nor with the IPL and most key posts of RCA are now occupied by his opponents. And yet, they have kept mum on the dues issue forgetting that they themselves had raised the issue when they were on opposition benches at the Association.