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Vivian Gungaram Arrested For Alleged Fraud And Released On Bail

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Vivian Gungaram, former president and current secretary of the Mauritius Athletic Association, was summoned by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of Rose-Hill on Monday for questioning in connection with an alleged case of falsification of documents and alleged embezzlement of funds of Rs 30,000.

On Tuesday, Vivian Gungaram appeared in Rose-Hill court on Tuesday, September 14. Vivian Gungaram is facing a provisional charge of fraud. He was released after posting bail of Rs 9 000 and signing a debt undertaking of Rs 40 000.

Vivian Gungaram was arrested on Monday and later released on parole following a complaint by the Mauritius Olympic Committee. This was linked with a preparatory camp in South Africa for three athletes at a cost of Rs 91 032 for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. According to the committee, only two athletes participated in the camp, but the budget for three people was not reduced and the difference of about Rs 30,000 was not reimbursed. Police allege that the former WADA president used his position to avoid paying back this amount meant for an athlete. The case dates back to 2018 when the athletes were preparing to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Australia. In his capacity as WADA president, Vivian Gungaram requested financial assistance from the Mauritius Olympic Committee (COM) to send three athletes abroad for training. The COM had disbursed Rs 91 000. Except that in the end, one of the three athletes did not go for personal reasons. The police suspect that Vivian Gungaram would have pocketed this money amounting to Rs 30 000 instead of reimbursing the COM. The investigators suspect that he would have falsified papers in this regard. Vivian Gungaram has denied the accusations against him. He was allowed to leave yesterday afternoon after his interrogation, but the Rose-Hill CID has asked him to return today. This investigation is being conducted under the supervision of Superintendent Bansoodeb.

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