Lost job, lived life in poverty, heard taunts from society… Know who is Jacob Martin? Who got clean chit in 22 year old case

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Who is Jacob Martin : Who is Jacob Martin, whose name is coming up very fast today. The topic of today's discussion is Jacob Martin, who got justice after 22 years of exile. A case of forgery was going on against Jacob for 22 years, for which he had to face constant taunts from the people of the society. He lost his railway job. He had to live his life in poverty. Not only this but his career was also ruined. So who is Jacob Martin, today we are going to tell you about him in detail. Along with this, we will tell you about what case was registered against him.

Who is Jacob Martin?

Jacob Martin is an Indian cricketer. He has played cricket for India. Martin was born on 11 May 1972 in Baroda, Gujarat. He used to play as a middle order batsman in the Indian cricket team. Along with this, he also used to bowl left arm leg break. This right-handed batsman made his debut in the year 1999. He got a chance to play his first match against West Indies. Jacob Martin has also captained the Baroda and Railways teams. He made his debut in Indian cricket under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly.

In which case was Jacob Martin acquitted after 22 years?

Jacob Martin has been acquitted by Delhi's Patiala House Court in a 22-year-old case. In 2004, the former cricketer was accused of fake UK immigration stamps, travel arrangements and financial transactions. This allegation cannot be proved now till the year 2026. Now the court did not find any concrete and credible evidence linking him to financial transactions or his ownership or control over Ajwa Sports Club. Let us tell you that many witnesses also failed to prove these allegations.

Talking about the case, Martin said that the case started in 2004 after a member of his team overstayed in Britain after his visa expired and returned to India after getting a fake immigration stamp. His name was not in the original FIR. Later his name was added to the case.

This entire incident happened in the year 2004. The team had gone to England to play, from the team that had gone to England in 2004, everyone came back except one boy. The validity of the visa was six months, he could stay for six months. He stayed longer than this. Through someone, he got the fake stamping done there. When he returned to India after getting the fake stamping done, he was deported from Britain. He was caught at New Delhi airport and then interrogated.

Martin had to lose his railway job.

He said, 'My name was not in the FIR, but when the investigation took place, being a big name, I was dragged into the case. During these 22 years, I was not getting any response even from BCCI. I lost my job in railways. So because of this I was very stressed. I have seen very bad days. Now I have got a clean chit. This is a big U-turn in my life.

How was Jacob Martin's cricketer career?

Jacob Martin, who played for Baroda, Assam and Railways in domestic cricket, has played 10 ODI matches for the Indian cricket team. He had scored 158 runs in 8 innings. But his performance in domestic cricket has been excellent. He scored more than 1,000 runs in the Ranji Trophy in 1998–99. He made his debut in an ODI match against West Indies in Toronto in 1999. He was also selected for the Australia tour in 1999-00. He scored more than 1,000 runs in first-class cricket in 2000–01. He retired from cricket after the 2008–09 first-class season, due to the fraud case involving him.

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