ED summons NC president Farooq Abdullah to quiz in money laundering case

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday has summoned Farooq Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, for questioning in a money laundering case.

The 86-year-old politician, who is the present of The National Conference (NC), is called in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).

Also an MP for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, he was charge-sheeted by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the case in 2022.

The case relates to siphoning off the funds of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association by way of transfer to various personal bank accounts of unrelated parties, including those of JKCA office bearers, and by way of unexplained cash withdrawals from JKCA bank accounts, the ED had said.

The agency’s case is based on a 2018 charge-sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the same accused.

The summons have asked Abdullah to depose at the ED office in Srinagar.

PTI with edits