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JKCA scam: HC grants Farooq 2 more weeks for filing response 5/19/2015 11:51:16 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 19: The State High court today granted two more weeks to president J&K Cricket Association Farooq Abdullah for filing his response to the averments in a Public Interest Litigation alleging misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 113 crores in the association. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, a division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice N. Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice D S Thakur granted Abdullah, the former chief minister and president of National Conference, to file response by next date of the hearing on June 3. The bench also directed the police to file status report about the investigation by on tomorrow with advance copy to other side. The investigating officer, SP East Harmeet Singh, was present in the court during the 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 Munishibagh 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 wherefrom 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.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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