Farooq Abdullah, the president of the National Conference and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (Farooq Abdullah), seems to be getting into trouble. Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate at the Srinagar office on Monday in connection with the alleged Rs 43 crore scam involving the J&K Cricket Association. According to news agency ANI, this inquiry is being done by the ED in Srinagar. Farooq Abdullah arrived at the ED office in Srinagar on Monday (19 October).
The case relates to embezzlement of about 43 crore rupees in 2012 in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) transferred the money to JKCA (Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam) during April 2002 to December 2011, but the fund was allegedly embezzled. The High Court in March 2017, while handing over the investigation to the CBI, said that the police investigation lacked speed and credibility.
Omar Abdullah of Farooq Abdullah said that the National Conference will respond to the summons of the Enforcement Directorate, no raids are being conducted at Farooq Abdullah’s residence. Farooq Abdullah has been questioned earlier in the scam case related to Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The last time he was questioned at the Chandigarh office, the investigating agency had asked him for several important documents. During that time 15 days time was sought by Farooq Abdullah.
Farooq Abdullah has not submitted any papers to the investigating agency even after more than a year in the case. The alleged scam surfaced in March 2012, when JKCA treasurer Manzoor Wazir filed a police complaint against former general secretary Mohammad Salim Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Mirza. Soon, a list of about 50 names associated with the financial scam was prepared. Abdullah had stepped down as JKCA president for over three decades.
