The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday recorded the statement of National Conference (NC) supremo and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah in the multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). The agency swung into action after Jammu and Kashmir High Court in November directed the agency to complete the probe within three months.
“We have recorded Farooq Abdullah’s statement in the case,” said a source in the agency, clarifying that statements of many people have been recorded.
The scam surfaced in March 2012 after the association treasurer, Manzoor Wazir, filed a complaint against former office-bearers, Muhammad Saleem Khan (former general secretary) and ex-treasurer Ahsan Mirza.
In September 2015, the High Court had ordered a CBI probe into the scam where it was alleged that instead of utilizing funds received from BCCI between April 2002 and December 2011 on developing infrastructure, they were pocketed by members. Abdullah, the then JKCA president, along with others, was also accused. At the time, Abdullah had not denied the scam, but insisted that he wasn’t involved.