The 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 the alleged embezzlement of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association funds. They said the National Conference president's statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The ED case is based on an FIR filed by the CBI, which booked former JKCA office-bearers, including general secretary Mohammed Saleem Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza. The 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).
NC leader Omar Abdullah hit back on Twitter, saying that the National Conference would be responding to the ED summons shortly. He added, it was nothing less then political vendetta coming days after the formation of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration.