On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate summoned the president of the National Conference, Farooq Abdullah in a money laundering case. The central probe agency has called the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, official sources said. The case in which the leader was summoned pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.
The Member of Parliament representing the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat has been charged by the investigative agency specialising in financial crimes. The case started in 2022, involves the diversion of funds from the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association to personal bank accounts, including those of cricket association office bearers.
The money laundering probe was launched following a chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the association's office bearers. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mr Abdullah, faces allegations of abusing his position as the association's president, manipulating appointments to facilitate the laundering of BCCI-sponsored funds. Mr. Abdullah held the position of JKCA president from 2001 to 2012. The alleged wrongdoing is under investigation by both the CBI and the ED and is said to have occurred between 2004 and 2009.
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