Panaji: Ajay Jadeja, a popular cricketer of the '90s and often seen in the commentary box, has been fined Rs 5,000 for throwing garbage in North Goa's Aldona village. The fine has been imposed on Jadeja by the village sarpanch. The 50-year-old owns a bungalow in the picturesque North Goa's Aldona village.
However, the cricketer managed to impress sarpanch with his behavior as he did not express any displeasure for paying the fine, while also adding that he would never repeat the same mistake in future.
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Bandodkar said Ajay Jadeja paid the fine without any fuss.
"We are plagued by the garbage issue in our village. Garbage from outside is also dumped in the village, so we appointed some youth to collect the garbage bags and scan them for any proof to identify the culprits," the sarpanch said.
"We found a bill in the name of Ajay Jadeja in some bags of garbage. When we informed him not to dump the garbage in the village in future, he said he was willing to pay the fine. So he paid it. We are proud that such a celebrity, a popular cricket player, stays in our village, but such people should follow the garbage norms," Bandodkar said.
The village of Aldona is home to several celebrities, including Jadeja and writer Amitav Ghosh, among others.