ED questions Omar Abdullah in J&K bank scam case, his party accuses BJP

File image of Omar Abdullah. (Photo: PTI)

Last month, the CBI had booked former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh and 18 others for a loss of Rs 800 crore to the bank on account of loans due to REI Agro.

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank scam.

Speaking on the issue, party spokesperson Gagan Bhagat told CNN-News18 that central agencies like CBI and ED are working “at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre”.

These agencies working over the court, we will answer every question in the court.

Officials said last month, the CBI had booked former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh and 18 others for a loss of Rs 800 crore to the bank on account of loans due to REI Agro, in violation of the guidelines, were issued without solid security and on fake documents, the officials said. ,

Besides bank officials, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has also registered a case against REI Agro chairman Sanjay Jhunjhunwala and vice-chairman and managing director Sandeep Jhunjhunwala, he said on Friday.

The matter was earlier probed by the Anti-Corruption Wing of Jammu and Kashmir and during its preliminary investigation, it was found that between 2011 and 2013, loans worth Rs 800 crore were sanctioned to the group on the basis of forged documents and in violation of guidelines had gone. officials said.

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