ED Summons NC Chief Farooq Abdullah For Questioning In J-K Cricket Association Case

The ED has issued fresh summons to NC chief Farooq Abdullah for questioning in the Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association money laundering case

File photo of NC Chief Farooq Abdullah

Source : PTI

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to NC chief Farooq Abdullah for questioning in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association money laundering case, news agency PTI reported officials as informing. Abdullah has been asked to appear before the investigative agency on Tuesday (February 13). He has been summoned under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The ED had filed a charge sheet in this case in 2022.

The 86-year-old politician was previously summoned by the central agency for this case on January 11, but he did not attend. According to PTI, sources close to him suggest that he is unlikely to appear at the Srinagar office of the central agency this time as well.

The National Conference leader has not yet publicly responded to the summons.

The ED's investigation revolves around alleged financial irregularities within the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. Farooq Abdullah, who represents Srinagar in Parliament, was charged by the Enforcement Directorate in 2022 in connection with this case. The case involves the diversion of JKCA funds through transfers to various personal bank accounts of unrelated parties, including JKCA office-bearers, as well as through unexplained cash withdrawals from its bank accounts, as per the ED's statement, cited by PTI.

Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association Case

The allegations against Farooq Abdullah pertain to the misappropriation of funds meant for cricket development during his tenure as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The Enforcement Directorate has initiated an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) based on a charge sheet filed in 2022. The case originated from the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) charge sheet filed in 2018, alleging discrepancies in the allocation and utilization of funds amounting to Rs 112 crore received by the cricket association from the BCCI.

The purported scam took place during Farooq Abdullah's tenure as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association between 2001 and 2012.

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