Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 12: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday could not file the charge sheet in multi crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in a local court as the accused were not present.
As a team of CBI came to file the charge sheet in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar, the accused, including former chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah were not present.
The court directed the CBI that all the accused should remain present in the court when the charge sheet is filed.
It was learnt that Dr Abdullah, who was chairman of the JKCA, was out of the country while other accused, who were present in the court also left when CBI could approach the court for filing the charge sheet.
The CBI had sent a summon to all the accused to remain present in the court.
The case pertained to alleged embezzlement of over 112 crore at the JKCA in 2012. The Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) had transferred a total amount of over Rs 112 crore to JKCA from April 2002 to December 31, 2011 which was allegedly embezzled. The High Court on March 9 last year had handed over the probe to the CBI, observing that the police investigation lacked both speed and credibility. The court had asked the CBI to bring the investigation to a logical conclusion, preferably within six months. The court provided the rationale for handing over the probe to the CBI and not to the J&K Crime Branch, as sought by advocate Mian Qayoom, counsel for the petitioners Majid Yaqoob Dar and Nissar Ahmad Khan two cricketers from Kashmir. CBI has also questioned Dr Abdullah in this connection in January this year.
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