(Investigators say CMs office specifically asked them to go slow on the cricket association scam) An open-and-shut case of embezzlement to the tune of Rs 113 crore has been left hanging in Jammu and Kashmir for the last two years. Investigators have proved the prima facie involvement of former Union minister and patron of ruling National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah in the murky dealings of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). And then, the probe slowed down. Documents accessed by dna show Dr Abdullah, along with nine JKCA office-bearers, are offenders under Sections 406, 168 and 120-B of the RPC for making the sports body a lending agency and for operating many bogus accounts. The documents narrate a tale of pilfering public money to make up the lavish lifestyles of the members of the association, while cricketers and coaches recount tales of sufferings for want of money and sports infrastructure. Investigators told dna that once the name of Dr. Abdullah cropped up as accused number 5 in the FIR No. 27/2012, they were specifically told to go slow. In fact, even the FIR was kept confidential. Fearing the scam, chief minister Omar Abdullah, son of Dr Farooq Abdullah, attempted to botch up investigation and went slow on granting permission for custodial interrogations of the accused.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 03:56:31 +0000
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