ED grills Omar Abdullah in money laundering case
Taking note of the CBI's FIR, the ED has launched a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation.
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the J&K Bank money laundering case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has previously charged former J&K Bank Chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and others with suspected irregularities in loan and investment sanctioning.
Taking note of the CBI's FIR, the ED has launched a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation.
In 2021, the CBI filed a complaint against the then-management of J&K Bank for allegedly paying an exorbitant fee of 180 crores for a property from M/s Akruti Gold Builders in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla in 2010 in "flagrant disrespect to the tender process under a really well conspiracy."
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Abdullah's party, has attacked the Centre, accusing it of exploiting central agencies for political gains.
The party said on Twitter that this fishing expedition will yield no concrete results for the BJP and that the people will give a ringing endorsement to the national conference as and when required.
