Srinagar: The multi-crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association is getting murkier. The whistleblower of the scam has claimed that he has been receiving threats. "I am getting threats clearly by people who have been beneficiaries of the scam. I have also detected huge siphoning of money by the officials," whistleblower Manzoor Wazir said.
This came even as an internal panel began its investigations in the case. Meanwhile, CNN-IBN has accessed more bank documents that clearly establish how money obtained from the BCCI was being siphoned off, in violation of bank norms.
The documents show that officials close to JKCA President Farooq Abdullah withdrew money by converting BCCI funds into cash certificates before misappropriating it.
CNN-IBN had earlier accessed documents that revealed how bogus accounts were opened to siphon off funds from the BCCI. Rough estimates suggest that the Indian cricket board had sent over Rs 30 crore in two years for promotions to the state association....
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08:39 AM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: An application filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Club in the state High Court has asked for a CBI probe into the multi-crore cricket scam as well as an investigation for the registration of the FIR. The court has invited the accused party to respond. The club has named Chairman JKCA Muhammad Aslam Goni, former Chief Executive Officer JKCA Saleem Khan, former Secretary General JKCA Ashan Ahmed...
08:45 AM, Apr 03, 2012
Srinagar: The tainted Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association chief Aslam Goni has been promoted and named the manager of Team India for the South Africa tour. Aslam Goni was named in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association scam, in which officials allegedly embezzled crores of BCCI funds. Team India's tour of South Africa is a one-match tour and the T20 match will be played on Friday. The BCCI is yet...
09:10 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's opposition People's Democratic Party on Monday demanded a CBI probe into the multi-crore rupee scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) headed by Union Minsiter Farooq Abdullah and registeration of a case against him. "We do not have trust in the probe here. The way CBI conducted inquiry against Suresh Kalmadi, a similar inquiry should be conducted by CBI against Farooq Abdullah (as head of...
03:08 AM, Mar 13, 2012
Farooq Abdullah is on the backfoot in the JKCA scam after CNN-IBN accessed a bank letter that exposed his claim that he had no knowledge of what was happening. ...
10:45 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Srinagar: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah is on the backfoot in the Jammu and Kashmir cricket scam after CNN-IBN accessed a bank letter that exposed his claim that he had no knowledge of what was happening. The opposition in Jammu and Kashmir is on the offensive too, alleging Farooq Abdullah was the main benefactor of the multi-crore scam. An indignant Abdullah has rubbished allegations that he is involved in the...
09:29 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Monday denied charges in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam. "The damage of my image was unfortunate. I have not taken a single peny from JKCA. When accounts sealed, association had to take loan of 1.91 crore interest free for work. This money has been paid back. Subject is clear. Resolution cleared, loan taken and paid back," he told CNN-IBN....
06:20 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Srinagar: A multi-crore rupee financial scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association has left its President Farooq Abdullah on the backfoot. CNN-IBN has accessed documents that reveal how bogus accounts were opened to siphon off funds from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). According to rough estimates, the Indian cricket board had sent over Rs 30 crore in two years for promotions to the state association....
10:20 AM, Mar 10, 2012
