My father will be proven innocent, Omar on CBI chargesheet against Dr Abdullah

Srinagar: Vice president of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said his father and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah will be proven innocent at the end of legal process against him in the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) multi crore scam.
Meanwhile, the NC has also come out in support of party president Dr Abdullah and said it was him (Dr Abdullah) who sought registration of case in the alleged scam.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has on Monday filed chargesheet against Dr Abdullah, who was president of the JKCA, and three others, including a bank employee, in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar in connection with Rs 112 crore cricket scam.
Taking to micro-blogging site twitter Mr Omar said, “In light of the developments in the JKCA matter this is the our response. I will not be addressing this issue separately except to say I have no doubt at the end of the legal process my father will be found innocent & free of any allegations of wrong doing.”
The NC in an official statement said Dr Abdullah has full faith in judicial system and re-asserts his commitment to cooperate with the courts proceedings in the matter relating to certain financial transaction of JKCA.
The statement said it is important to yet again highlight that it was Dr Abdullah who sought the registration of an FIR relating to this matter at first place. “Dr Abdullah has led his life guided by strictest principles of selfless public service and probity. He is certain that truth shall prevail. The party draws inspiration from Dr Abdullah‘s resolve to fight earnestly for the truth to be upheld and continues to fully him in this endeavor,” it said.
The case pertained to alleged embezzlement of over 112 crore at the JKCA in 2012. The Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) had transferred a total amount of over Rs 112 crore to JKCA from April 2002 to December 31, 2011 which was allegedly embezzled. The High Court (HC) on March 9 last year had handed over the probe to the CBI, observing that the police investigation lacked both speed and credibility. The court had asked the CBI to bring the investigation to a logical conclusion, preferably within six months.
The court provided the rationale for handing over the probe to the CBI and not to the J&K Crime Branch, as sought by advocate Mian Qayoom, counsel for the petitioners Majid Yaqoob Dar and Nissar Ahmad Khan two cricketers from Kashmir.  CBI has also questioned Dr Abdullah in this connection in January this year.