KOLKATA: Estranged wife of cricketer Mohammad Shami, Hasin Jahan met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Assembly last week, to seek support against her husband and his family. While Jahan did not elaborate to the media about the details of the meeting with Mamata, her lawyer Zakir Hussain said, “Hasin is satisfied after meeting the Chief Minister who met hasin on sympathetic grounds.” Shami was given a clean chit in an inquiry conducted by its Anti Corruption Unit (ACU).
Jahan had spoken to the media about Shami accepting money from a UK-based businessman named Mohammad Bhai through a woman of Pakistani origin, named Alishba. She also said she had Shami's chats with the woman as evidence that Shami not only accepted the money from her in Dubai, but also had an affair with her. The cricketer's contract was held back by the BCCI, owing to the allegations and charges made by Jahan including an attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, and domestic violence.
Domestic violence charges are also slapped on Shami's family members, and an attempt to rape charge is filed against his elder brother. While Shami's contract has been renewed by the BCCI it is under grade B, which carries a retainer fee of Rs 3 Crore annually.
