Srinagar: A court in Kashmir has dismissed a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking to add charges against Farooq Abdullah and others in the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam case. The court ruled that the ED cannot be made a party to a case that has already been investigated and prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
While rejecting the ED’s request, the court said there is prima facie evidence against the accused, including Abdullah. It observed that the essential elements of offences such as criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and breach of trust by a public servant under the Ranbir Penal Code appear to be established, and the accused will be charged accordingly.
The matter has been scheduled for March 12, 2026, when the court will proceed with framing of charges.
In 2018, the CBI filed a chargesheet against Abdullah and others, alleging that around ₹43 crore from grants given by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) was siphoned off. According to the agency, the funds were misappropriated between 2002 and 2011, during the period when Abdullah served as JKCA president.
Besides Abdullah, the CBI chargesheet named former JKCA general secretary Mohammad Saleem Khan, ex-treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza, and Jammu & Kashmir Bank executive Bashir Ahmad Misgar.
