SRINAGAR: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed a chargesheet against National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah and three others for alleged misappropriation of funds at the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.
According to the CBI chargesheet, huge amounts of money were transferred from the bank accounts of the JKCA into those of its office bearers and other unconnected individuals.
Abdullah, Saleem Khan, the then general secretary, Ahsan Ahmad Mirza, the then treasurer, and Bashir Ahmad Misgar, an executive in the J&K Bank, have been charged under Ranbir Penal Code sections related to criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust, PTI quoted officials as saying.
The BCCI gave Rs 1.12 billion to the JKCA between 2002 and 2011 for the development of cricket facilities in the state. Of this, Rs 436.9 million was siphoned off and misappropriated by the accused, the agency has alleged. The alleged scam surfaced in 2012.
It was alleged that instead of utilizing funds on the development of infrastructure, these were swindled by some of its members, including former treasurer Ahsan Mirza, to live a lavish lifestyle.
The CBI had taken over the case from the state police in 2015 on the orders of a division bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
The HC had asked the CBI to take over the case after the police failed to conclude its probe after three years. It pronounced the order on a PIL filed by two cricketers – Majid Yaqoob Dar and Nissar Ahmad Khan — into the alleged scam.
