Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah in connection with Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam.&nbsp;Ten office-bearers of the JKCA, including&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Abdullah, are accused of turning the sports body into a lending agency and operating several bogus accounts between 2005 and 2012 when the scam was unearthed.&nbsp;Mr Abdullah was&nbsp;questioned by&nbsp;at&nbsp;the ED's&nbsp;Srinagar office&nbsp;yesterday&nbsp;in connection with its probe into the multi-crore scam.<br />''<br />''The scam came to light in March 2012 when JKCA treasurer Manzoor Wazir filed a police complaint against former general secretary Mohammad Saleem Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Mirza. Soon, a list with around 50 names linked to the financial scandal was out.&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Abdullah lost the post of JKCA president later after holding it for more than three decades.&nbsp;ED&nbsp;has&nbsp;attached assets worth 2.6 crore&nbsp;rupees&nbsp;in a money laundering case related to the alleged embezzlement of funds of JKCA.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The ED case is based on a CBI&nbsp;FIR filed to probe the scam.&nbsp;The CBI&nbsp;has&nbsp;filed a charge sheet against Farooq Abdullah, Mohammad Saleem Khan, Ahsan&nbsp;Mirza, Mir Manzoor Gazanffer Ali, Bashir Ahmad Misgar and Gulzar Ahmad Beigh for misappropriation of JKCA funds amounting to 43.69 crore&nbsp;rupees&nbsp;between 2002-11.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 20, 2020 7:22 AM
ED questions NC Chief Farooq Abdullah in JKCA scam case