ED questions Farooq Abdullah in case related to alleged fraud in JK Cricket Association

Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering probe in a case related to alleged embezzlement of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association funds, officials said.

y said National Conference president's statement will be recorded under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as in past.

ED case is based on an FIR filed by CBI, which booked former JKCA office-bearers, including general secretary Mohammed Saleem Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Ahm Mirza.

CBI later filed a chargesheet against Abdullah, Khan, Mirza as well as Mir Manzoor Gazanffer Ali, Bashir Ahm Misgar and Gulzar Ahm Beigh (former accountant of JKCA) for "misappropriation of JKCA funds amounting to Rs 43.69 crore" from grants given by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to promote sport in state between 2002-11.

ED said its probe found that JKCA received Rs 94.06 crore from BCCI in three different bank accounts during financial years 2005–2006 to 2011–2012 (up to December 2011).

Abdullah's son Omar Abdullah tweeted that National Conference would be responding to ED summons shortly.

"This is thing less n political vendetta coming days after formation of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. To set record straight raids are being conducted at Dr Sahib’s residence," he tweeted. 

(Im credit: PTI)