A special PMLA court has taken cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint against National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah, Ahsan Ahmad Mirza and others and has asked them to appear before the court in connection with a money laundering case.
The ED is probing a case of alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), when Farooq Abdullah was the JKCA president from 2001 to 2012.
The ED had filed a supplementary prosecution complaint under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), before the Special PMLA Court in Srinagar, against Farooq Abdullah, Ahsan Ahmad Mirza, Mir Manzoor Gazanffer and others on June 4.
The special PMLA court has taken cognisance of the complaint and has issued notices to the accused persons for appearance before the court on August 27.
The supplementary complaint was filed after the ED attached movable as well as immovable assets to the extent of Rs 21.55 crore belonging to Farooq Abdullah and others.
The 84-year-old National Conference leader has been questioned by the ED a number of times in the case. The ED had alleged that Abdullah “misused” his position as the president of the JKCA in the past and made appointments in the sports body so that the BCCI-sponsored funds could be laundered.
