Various documents of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), which found their way to the newspaper offices, electronic new channels and news agencies allegedly provide a peep into the direct link of Dr Farooq Abdullah, union minister of new and renewable energy and president of the association, with the recently exposed multi-crore scam.
However, Dr Abdullah in a statement said he was not involved in the scandal and is very much clean.On March 10, 2012, the branch head of J&K Bank, Khanyar wrote a letter to chairman JKCA, Aslam Goni regarding loan raised against the association deposits amounting to Rs 1.90 crore. The letter reveals, “On the authority of letter issued by honourable president JKCA the loan of Rs1.90 crore was raised against own deposits of the association on July 3, 2008 and proceeds whereof were credited to current account No 90605 of Mr Ahsan Mirza maintained with our business unit.”
However, Dr Abdullah in a statement said he was not involved in the scandal and is very much clean.On March 10, 2012, the branch head of J&K Bank, Khanyar wrote a letter to chairman JKCA, Aslam Goni regarding loan raised against the association deposits amounting to Rs 1.90 crore. The letter reveals, “On the authority of letter issued by honourable president JKCA the loan of Rs1.90 crore was raised against own deposits of the association on July 3, 2008 and proceeds whereof were credited to current account No 90605 of Mr Ahsan Mirza maintained with our business unit.”
Till yesterday, the official stand of JKCA was that Mirza had diverted the money of JKCA to his accounts on his own and subsequently a case was registered against him and the former chief administrative officer Saleem Khan for misappropriation of funds by the police on the complaint lodged by Aslam Goni. But after the exposure of the bank branch head’s letter, Dr Abdullah besides defending himself came to rescue of Ahsan Mirza saying it was he, who provided money to JKCA when it was in financial crisis due to a court directive and JKCA had to pay back the loan money to him.
Interestingly when the state high court had stayed the appointment of Honourary Treasurer in 2006, Ahsan Mirza, ex-treasure was authorised to continue to function as Honourary Treasurer of the association and operate bank accounts along with other officials.
The bank statements related to JKCA accounts reveal as how ruthlessly the money was withdrawn on regular basis. At the Khanyar branch of the J&K bank, huge amount of money was withdrawn regularly from the Account No: ...9060 by the officials of JKCA. Rs five lakh were withdrawn on April 5, 2009, Rs three lakh on September 16, 2009, Rs 4.30 lakh on September 25, 2009, Rs four lakh on September 29, 2009, Rs three lakh on October 1, 2009, Rs five lakh on October 14, 2009, Rs five lakh on October 15, 2009, Rs five lakh on October 19, 2009, Rs one lakh on October 21, 2009, Rs five lakh on January 8, 2010, Rs five lakh on January 1, 2010, Rs 10 lakh on March 8, 2010 and Rs 10 lakh on March 9, 2010. The money was withdrawn in a similar fashion on other dates also.
With Dr Abdullah in the midst of crisis, he today issued a statement through JKCA. He claimed that media is carrying the news that he authorized a loan to Ahsan Ahmad Mirza the then treasurer of the Association. He clarified that when the accounts of the JKCA were sealed by the Court, no money was available to run the day to day affairs of the Association. “Shri Ahsan Ahmad Mirza treasurer of the Association advanced interest free loans from time to time for running of the affairs to JKCA from his own personal funds which had accumulated to Rs. 1.90 crores.
On June 28, 2008, the JKCA unanimously resolved that the interest free loan of Rupees One Crore Ninety Lacs only raised by the JKCA from Ahsan Ahmad Mirza has to be repaid. As such it was unanimously resolved by JKCA that J&K Bank branch Khanyar be authorized to raise a loan of an amount of Rs. 1.90 crores against two cash certificates of JKCA with the J&K Bank Air Cargo Branch bearing No. 2587618 and 2587619 amounting to Rs, 1,07,39416 each,” Dr Abdullah said.
The president of JKCA added that it was further resolved that the amount of Rs. 1.90 crores so raised be transferred to Account No. 90605 of Ahsan Ahmad Mirza to liquidate the loan amount he (Ahsan Ahmad Mirza) had advanced to the Association from time to time. “The Association further resolved that the loan so raised will be liquidated by the Association. (A copy of the said resolution which was forwarded to the J&K Bank is enclosed),” he said.
Dr. Abdullah said that it was clear that he did not authorize any loan in his individual capacity and the loan raised was on the basis of a unanimous resolution of the JKCA passed by the JKCA Governing Body and the same was done to square up the borrowings of JKCA which was all properly documented.
“So far as the happenings after 2008 are concerned, the JKCA has already lodged an FIR and the J&K Police which has seized the documents will conduct a detailed investigation and the law shall take its own course. Whosoever is found guilty will have to face the consequences as per law,” he said.
The president of J&KCA said that by making preferred leaks to the media and by not putting all the facts in the public domain certain forces are trying to make an unsuccessful attempt to tarnish his image for political mileage knowing well that he is absolutely clean. He said that he was open to any scrutiny for his conduct as President of the JKCA.
He said that he has also requested the BCCI to depute its auditors who can sit with the auditors of the JKCA and conduct a joint audit of the accounts to know the facts. Dr. Abdullah said that JKCA was in fact the whistle blower in the case when certain facts were brought to his notice and this tirade against him was baseless and frivolous.
Despite the statement of Dr Abdullah, it is a known fact that Ahsan Mirza is closely associated with him and so is Saleem Khan. It was because of his personal rapport with them that the latter got entry into J&KCA. If JKCA was really a whistle blower why it observed silence over the scandal since long.
As per documents, there were three accounts of the JKCA that were being operated by Mirza and Khan who were treasurer and general secretary between 2008 and 2011. Why these three accounts were not mentioned in the audit report 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 of the JKCA.
Interestingly, one of the three accounts, CD-I, 90606, was opened at Khanyar branch of J&K Bank on June 21, 2008, the day Ahsan Mirza opened a personal account CD-90605 in the same branch.
The two accused operated the account CD-90606 till May 3, 2011 and a new account, CD 91022 was opened on the same day in the same branch of the bank. Interestingly, no plausible reason has been given for doing so or what was the urgency in opening a new account instead of carrying out the transactions in the old account.
As per the documents the CD-90606 account was opened with Rs 10,000 and Rs 7.2 crore was deposited in it on February 19, 2009 through bank transfer from account 010126650-1198 and same day it was kept as fixed deposit by the JKCA. On May 4, 2009 first cheque bearing number 19400001 of Rs five lakh was issued in favour of self by Mirza and Khan.
According to bank statements, for next three years, an amount of Rs 13.29 crore of BCCI was credited and then debited from the account before it was closed last year. Maximum amount was drawn in favour of Ahsan Mirza and self -Mirza and Khan. No reasons have been and explanation given for withdrawal of huge amounts of money in cash.
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