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Farooq Abdullah Skips Court Hearing In JKCA 'Scam' Case Due To 'Health Issues'

National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has skipped a court hearing in a money laundering case citing health issues.

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah
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National Conference president Farooq Abdullah did not appear before the court in a money laundering case related to the alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) here on Saturday due to “health issues”.

바카라 웹사이트As the case, before the court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar was called, Abdullah라이브 바카라 lawyer Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khan said the NC chief is not able to attend the court due to health issues.

바카라 웹사이트The judge told Khan that Abdullah should be present in the court on the next date of hearing, which is listed on September 26. The lawyer assured it that the former J-K chief minister will attend that hearing.바카라 웹사이트The court had on July 23 issued summons to Abdullah on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against him and others in the JKCA money laundering case.

바카라 웹사이트Abdullah, the Member of Parliament from Srinagar, has been questioned multiple times by the agency in this case.바카라 웹사이트He was the JKCA president from 2001 to 2012 and the “scam” being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the ED is about alleged financial misappropriation between 2004 and 2009.

바카라 웹사이트The ED has attached properties worth over Rs 21 crore in the case already. This includes Rs 11.86 crore of immovable assets belonging to Abdullah.바카라 웹사이트The agency바카라 웹사이트claimed that its probe so far has “revealed that Ahsan Ahmad Mirza (former treasurer, JKCA) in connivance with other office-bearers of the JKCA, had misappropriated JKCA funds to the tune of Rs 51.90 crore and utilized proceeds of crime for settling his personal and business liabilities".

바카라 웹사이트The agency initiated the money laundering probe against the JKCA office-bearers on the basis of a case registered at the Rammunshi Bagh police station in Srinagar.바카라 웹사이트The case was later transferred to the CBI on the high court's directions.

The CBI has filed a charge sheet in the case against the former JKCA office-bearers for misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 43.69 crore.

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