J&K Bank Scam: No allegations against me, says Omar Abdullah post ED questioning
India Today
Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, after ED questioning, said that there are no allegations against him.
“There are no allegations against me,” said former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah after several hours of questioning on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate in a bank scam case.
“Nobody has accused me of anything here. I was called for questioning. I have answered the questions. I will cooperate if they call me again,” told Abdullah to media outside ED’s Delhi office after his questioning.
The ED has been investigating the J&K Bank scam based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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The case pertains to the allegations that property was purchased for use of J&K Bank at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai at a very high price to confer undue benefits on the vendor.
The property was allegedly not required as there was sufficient space available with J&K Bank in Mumbai for banking operations and there were allegations of quid pro quo for facilitating the sale deed.
The CBI had filed an FIR against the then management of J&K Bank for buying a property from Akruti Gold Builders in Bandra-Kurla Complex in 2010 allegedly at an exorbitant price of Rs 180 crore in “blatant disregard to the tendering process under a well-knit conspiracy.”
