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| Farooq misappropriated Rs 113 cr in JKCA: PIL | | HC issues notice to ex-CM | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 11: The J&K High court on Monday issued a notice to president J&K Cricket Association Farooq Abdullah, seeking his response to the averments in a Public Interest Litigation alleging misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 113 crores in the association.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice D S Thakur also directed Abdullah, the former chief minister and president of National Conference, to file response by next date of the hearing on May 19.
The bench also directed the police to file a "proper" status report about the investigation by next date of the hearing.
"Why there is so much delay in the completing the investigation," the division bench asked the state's Additional Advocate General Bashir Ahmad Dar.
SP City East, who heads the investigation and was flanking Dar in the court, said that police was in the process of constructing the record because it was submerged in flood water in September last year.
"We are drying it. We have written to banks to provide us records. An exercise has been already taken to summon the people. We have requested government to provide services of a chartered accountant so to complete the investigation," the SP added.
"This flood story is going on since December last year," the bench responded and asked the government to file "proper status report" by May 19.
It also directed the investigating officer, SP East Harmeet Singh, to remain present in the court on the next date of hearing.
The court was hearing the PIL filed last year by the two former cricketers Majid Yaqoob Dar (a former Ranji Trophy player) and Nissar Ahmad Khan (a club level cricketer).
On March 10, 2012 police had registered a case (FIR 27/2012) following a complaint from then chairman JKCA, Mohammad Aslam Goni through a fax mentioning that as per the report of then treasurer, Manzoor Ahmad Wazir, bogus accounts on JKCA funds have been operated in the various J&K Bank accounts by the ex-General Secretary and then Treasurer under their joint signatures. Goni had also alleged misappropriation of funds.
Initially the investigation of the case was carried by SHO of police station Ram Munshi Bagh but later District Police Headquarters Srinagar constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by then SDPO Nehru Park for the purpose.
During the course of the investigation, the police has said, JKCA official records were seized from its Headquarters at Sonwar as well as residential places of alleged accused Mohammad Saleem Khan, and Ahsan Ahmad Mirza.
"The bank records relating to JKCA accounts were obtained and the statements of witnesses were recorded. During the course of investigation details relating to CCRs/FDRs prepared in the various bank branches were also obtained/seized which were operated by JKCA functionaries from time to time."
In the meantime, police said, necessary correspondence was made with Administrative Officer BCCI Mumbai where from the details of payments made by JKCA was obtained from the financial year 2002-03 up to December 31 2011 aggregating to Rs 112.67 crores through cheque from time to time and subsequently the bank accounts of JKCA central body were freezed. |
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