Overview
- Former CAB president Avishek Dalmiya wrote to the state Sports Integrity and Anti-Corruption Helpline on June 13 asking for a probe into claims that money was taken in exchange for selection and other governance failures.
- The Cricket Association of Bengal replied in a three-page letter to Sports Minister Indranil Khan on June 17–18 flatly denying the allegations and defending the conduct of its office-bearers.
- CAB pointed to its Lodha-reform mandated Ombudsman and Ethics mechanism, chaired locally by former Calcutta High Court chief justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya, as the proper forum for evidence-backed complaints.
- The exchange referenced a separate complaint involving committee member Ambarish Mitra, who has denied wrongdoing, and no independent investigation launched through the helpline or the Ombudsman has been publicly reported.
- The public row is intensifying reputational and political stakes inside Bengal cricket and could influence factional alignments and voting at CAB's September AGM if either side pushes for formal inquiries.