National Conference patron and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering cas, officials told.
The probe agency has asked the veteran politician to appear before it for questioning on January 11 (Thursday). The ED summons asked Abdullah to depose at its office in Srinagar.
The 86-year-old politician is reportedly summoned in connection with the federal agency's probe into alleged irregularities within the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).
The Member of Parliament representing the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat was formally charged by the Enforcement Directorate in the case in 2022.
As per the probe agency, the case revolves around the misappropriation of funds from the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. This allegedly involved transferring funds to various personal bank accounts, including those of unrelated parties and JKCA office bearers, as well as making unexplained cash withdrawals from JKCA bank accounts.
The agency's investigation is rooted in a 2018 charge-sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the same accused.
After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and others, Farooq Abdullah has become the latest Opposition leader to be summoned by the Enforcement Directorate.
In April last year, Farooq Abdullah's Omar Abdullah was questioned by the federal probe agency in a Jammu and Kashmir bank fraud case.
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