Farooq Abdullah summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case

The agency’s case is based on a 2018 charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) MP Farooq Abdullah addresses the media at the Parliament premises in New Delhi. (ANI file photo)

ED summons Farooq Abdullah: National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case, official sources said on Wednesday.

It is reported that the 86-year-old politician and former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has been called by the federal agency in connection with the probe into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

Farooq Abdullah, the Member of Parliament from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, was charged by the Enforcement Directorate in 2022 in the case related to siphoning off the funds of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association by way of transfer to various personal bank accounts of non -related parties, including those of JKCA office bearers, and through unexplained cash withdrawals from JKCA bank accounts, the ED had said.

The agency’s case is based on a 2018 complaint filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Farooq Abdullah.

The summons has asked Abdullah to testify at the ED office in Srinagar.

(With PTI inputs)