Wednesday, March 14, 2012

SIT seizes bank records in JKCA scam

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted for investigations into Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) related scam today seized the banks records pertaining to the scandal.

According to a police officer, who is part of SIT, they visited Khanyar and Air Cargo branches of Jammu and Kashmir bank today. He said that the team seized the records of five accounts pertaining to JKCA.

The police officer said the accounts have not been frozen yet and a decision to this effect would most probably be taken tomorrow. “We are studying the seized documents. We will report the findings to higher ups and most probably in morning a decision regarding the freezing of bank accounts would be communicated to we people,” the police officer said.

He added that the initial investigation reveals it a high profile case. “The investigation into the scam is an uphill task and the members of team are working round the clock to investigate the case,” the officer said.

An official in J&K Bank said that they have not yet received any communiqué regarding freezing of the  controversial bank accounts of J&KCA operated by Mirza and Saleem.

Here it needs a mention that soon after the uproar in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly over JKCA scam police registered a case at Ram Munshi Bagh Police station vide FIR number 27/2012 based on the complaint lodged by association chairman Muhammad Aslam Goni against two officials Ahsan Mirza and Mohammad Saleem Khan.

To investigate the case Jammu and Kashmir police yesterday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and it is headed by Sub-divisional Police officer (SDPO) Nehru Park Ghulam Geelani Wani. Other members of the team, are two officers of the rank of inspector, two officers of sub-inspector rank and some other staff.

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