National Conference Chief Defies ED Summons Amidst Probe

In the realm of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has beckoned the National Conference (NC) President and incumbent Member of Parliament, Farooq Abdullah, for an interrogation entwined with an alleged money laundering saga.

The summons, unfurled on a Monday, demand the 86-year-old statesman to present himself at the ED bastion in Srinagar come Tuesday. Notably, Abdullah’s last rendezvous with the central agency in this entanglement was on January 11, where he chose to eschew the convocation.

Authoritative whispers reveal that the ED aims to extract elucidation from Abdullah pertaining to his entanglement in purported money laundering escapades and fiscal incongruities within the labyrinth of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association. The investigative entity anticipates delving into the intricacies of monetary transactions and affiliated subjects as part of its persistent inquisition.

The Srinagar-based parliamentarian found himself on the ED’s indictment roster in 2022 concerning the aforementioned imbroglio. The litigation orbits around the alleged rerouting of JKCA funds, channelled into sundry personal banking repositories of disparate entities, inclusive of the JKCA dignitaries. The ED contends these shifty maneuvers also involve unexplained cash withdrawals from the association’s fiscal reservoirs. Notably, the agency predicates its case on a 2018 indictment presented by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the selfsame accused.

Contrary to the summonses, Abdullah proclaims his unavailability to heed the directive on February 13, attributing his absence to his current sojourn in Jammu.