Jyotiraditya Scindia is new BCCI disciplinary committee member

Jyotiraditya Scindia is the new member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) disciplinary committee.

A special general meeting of the BCCI is currently on in Mumbai. Its only agenda is suspended IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, the showcause notices and his replies.

According to sources BCCI is likely to file criminal charges against Modi on three counts.

Jyotiraditya joins Chirayu Amin and Arun Jaitley as a member on the panel probing the case of Modi.

Jyotiraditya replaced BCCI president Shashank Manohar on the committee. Manohar had recused himself from the disciplinary committee to hear the case of Modi.

Jyotiraditya is also Union minister of state for commerce and industry. His father, Madhavrao Scindia was president of the BCCI from 1990 to 1993.