National Conference vice-president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was on Thursday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in J&K Bank money laundering case, reports said.
Reports reaching KF said that Omar was questioned by ED in New Delhi in the money laundering case, FIR of which was registered by the CBI.
They said that the CBI had earlier booked former J&K Bank chairman Mushtaq Ahmad Shaikh and others for alleged irregularities in sanctioning of loans and investments.
Taking cognizance of CBI’s FIR, ED has initiated a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) probe. (KF)
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