CBI files chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah, 3 others in J&K Cricket Association scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the J&K Cricket Association scam (JKCA). Abdullah and three others are accused of misappropriation of JKCA funds.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the J&K Cricket Association scam (JKCA). Abdullah and three others are accused of misappropriation of JKCA funds.

The case pertains to an alleged embezzlement of over Rs 113 crore of funds at the JKCA, when Abdullah was its president.

It is alleged that Abdullah and the others opened bogus bank accounts between 2001 and 2011 to embezzle funds. Farooq Abdullah was the President of the J&K Cricket Association when the irregularities were noticed.

Apart from Abdullah, JKCA General Secretary Saleem Khan, treasurer Mohammed Ahsan Mirza and J&K Bank executive Bashir Ahmed Mansir are also mentioned in the chargesheet.

Abdullah is in London at present. The CBI has sent summons to all the accused to be present in court. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court in 2015 had ordered a CBI probe into the multi-crore scam with Farooq Abdullah as one of the accused.

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