New Delhi. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in an alleged money laundering case linked to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam. He has been asked to appear before the investigating agency on Tuesday (February 13) for questioning under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The ED had filed a charge sheet in this case in 2022. The charges against Farooq Abdullah include allegedly using funds given for the development of cricket for personal gain during his tenure as the President of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. Is included. These funds were allegedly transferred to several private bank accounts and individuals before being redistributed among associates.
The scam is estimated to involve around ₹43.6 crore of the ₹112 crore allocated to the association by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2018. The investigation into the case began after the ED started the investigation. Charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2018. The alleged irregularities occurred during Farooq Abdullah’s tenure as JKCA president between 2001 and 2012.
Last month, Farooq Abdullah, who represents Srinagar in the Lok Sabha, was also summoned by the investigating agency in the same case. However, he did not appear at the ED office in Srinagar citing health reasons. After the arrest of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the summoning of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Farooq Abdullah is the latest opposition leader to be called for questioning ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due in 2024.