CBI registers case against two JKCA officials in embezzlement case

The CBI on Monday registered a case against two former officials of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in connection with a case of misappropriation of Rs 40 crore by opening "bogus" bank accounts.

Following Jammu and Kashmir High Court order, the agency re-registered the case filed by state police under Ranbir Penal Code.

 Those named in the FIR include former JKCA General Secretary Saleem Khan and ex-treasurer Mohd Ahsan Mirza, who are charged with criminal conspiracy and breach of trust among others of the Ranbir Penal Code.

The special police team investigating the scam failed to wrap it up in three years, prompting the High Court to doubt whether the state police can approach the BCCI directly or a central agency would be suitable for the probe.

The High Court bench comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat ordered a CBI probe on September 3 on a PIL filed by cricketers Majid Yaqoob Dar and Nissar Ahmad Khan over the scam that had surfaced in 2012.

According to the police FIR, it was claimed that Rs 40 crore was allegedly misappropriated by JKCA officials by operating bogus accounts in different branches of Jammu and Kashmir bank under their joint signatures.