According to Indian media, arrest warrants have allegedly been issued for former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa in connection with an Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) fraud case.

Uthappa is accused of deducting 23 lakh rupees from employees’ salaries during his time managing a company but failing to deposit the amount into the relevant department’s provident fund account.

According to a police complaint, the failure to deposit the outstanding amounts has created obstacles in the affected employees’ PF account transactions.

Karnataka Police have been instructed to arrest Robin Uthappa by December 27.

Indian media reports indicate that the warrants were issued on December 4, but the former cricketer was not present at his residence in Pulakeshinagar, Karnataka.

It is claimed that Uthappa and his family are currently residing in Dubai.

For context, Robin Uthappa played 46 One Day Internationals and 13 T20 Internationals for India. He was also part of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and has played in the Indian Premier League.