Overview
- The Indian Heaven Premier League halted after about a dozen matches, with organisers from the Yuva Society Mohali allegedly leaving Srinagar without settling payments.
- More than 50 players and officials were initially unable to check out of a Srinagar hotel over unpaid bills the hotel says total about Rs 51 lakh.
- An English umpire contacted the UK embassy and departures were arranged for stranded participants, while the hotel disputes that embassy intervention was required.
- Local players and officials cite sparse crowds and withdrawn sponsor support as reasons the event became financially unviable, leading to missed payments.
- Fallout has widened as the DDCA removed Ashu Dani from a junior selection post and regional sports bodies denied any association with the unauthorised league.