New Delhi, September 5: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza in connection with a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday.
They said Mirza, alleged to be close to former JKCA chairman and ex-chief minister Farooq Abdullah, was arrested on Thursday night under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The central agency had questioned Farooq Abdullah in this case for the first time in July this year in Chandigarh.
Officials alleged Mirza was privy to financial dealings of the association and as he was not cooperating in the probe he was placed under arrest.Probe found “clear links” of details of the bank accounts used for misappropriation of JKCA funds with involvement of Mirza with no satisfactory explanation, they said.
He is expected to be produced before a court on Thursday. PTI
