Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Lalit Modi Denies Identity Involvement In Vasant Vihar Property Dispute
Two different people have the name Lalit Modi.
One of them is the former chairman and founder of the IPL.
Reports about a Vasant Vihar property case used his picture and personal details, he says.
Modi says the person in the court case is someone else, identified as the son of J.R. Modi.
The case concerns a property at 32 Pashchimi Marg in New Delhi.
It also involves BDR Builders & Developers.
Modi asked news organisations and online databases to fix the mistake.
He has previously denied another report saying he would appear on Bigg Boss 20.
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi says he is not involved in the Vasant Vihar property dispute.
Court records identify the person in the case as Lalit Modi, son of J.R. Modi.
Modi says some publications used his photograph, biography and identity in reports about the litigation.
The dispute involves property at 32 Pashchimi Marg and BDR Builders & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
Modi asked media organisations, search platforms and databases to correct the alleged error immediately.
- Who
- Former IPL chairman Lalit Kumar Modi and another individual identified in court records as Lalit Modi, son of J.R. Modi.
- What
- Modi disputed media reports linking him to a Vasant Vihar property and arbitration case.
- When
- Modi posted his clarification on X on August 28, 2026; the report was published August 29, 2026.
- Where
- The dispute concerns 32 Pashchimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi.
- Why
- Modi says media outlets wrongly attached his photograph, biography and identity to another person's litigation.
Media Reports
Lalit Modi's Clarification
Identity in the property case
Media Reports
Several reports allegedly identified the person in the Vasant Vihar dispute as the former IPL chairman Lalit Modi.
Lalit Modi's Clarification
Lalit Modi says the court-recorded individual is a different person, identified as Lalit Modi, son of J.R. Modi.
Use of personal details
Media Reports
Coverage reportedly included the former IPL chairman's photograph, biography and identity.
Lalit Modi's Clarification
Modi says those details were wrongly attached to another individual's litigation and should be corrected.
- Person issuing clarification
- Lalit Kumar Modi, former IPL chairman and founder of the IPL
- Disputed identification
- Modi says the person in the case is Lalit Modi, son of J.R. Modi
- Property
- 32 Pashchimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
- Company involved
- BDR Builders & Developers Pvt. Ltd.
- Legal matter
- An agreement to sell and subsequent arbitration proceedings
- Clarification date
- August 28, 2026
- Additional denial
- Modi also denied reports that he would appear on Bigg Boss 20