Tue Sep 10 17:39:00 UTC 2024: ## ED Seeks to Revive JKCA Money Laundering Case Against Farooq Abdullah

**Srinagar:** The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a plea in a Srinagar court seeking the addition of two fresh criminal charges against former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and others in the JKCA money laundering case, which was quashed by the High Court last month.

The agency seeks to add Sections 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) and 424 (dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property) of the Indian Penal Code to the case, citing the CBI’s alleged failure to include them in the original charge sheet.

The ED’s move comes after the Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed the agency’s case and charge sheet on August 14, ruling that the offence of money laundering was not established. The court, however, allowed the ED to present its case before a local court to seek addition of fresh IPC sections.

The ED claims that the CBI inadvertently missed mentioning the offences under Sections 411 and 424 of IPC. The agency’s application requests the court to frame fresh charges against the accused under these sections, arguing that the court has the power to add or amend charges in the interest of justice.

This development comes ahead of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections, where Abdullah’s National Conference party is contesting. The ED’s case is based on a 2018 CBI charge sheet alleging misappropriation of JKCA funds amounting to Rs 43.69 crore between 2002 and 2011.

The ED has previously attached assets worth Rs 21.55 crore belonging to Abdullah and others in the case.

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