Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti in an alleged money laundering case on March 15.
Official sources said a notice was issued by ED on Friday, directing Ms Mehbooba to appear before the directorate on March 15 at 1130 hrs at New Delhi.
The notice comes months after the residence of Mehbooba’s close aide Anjum Fazili was raided by ED in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial fraud at the J&K Bank.
Mehbooba had in the past alleged that ED is being ‘weaponised by the ruling party to hound political opponents’.
Mehbooba was released last year after remaining under detention for about a year since August 5, 2019, when centre abrogated Article 370 and Article 35 A, besides divided J&K into two Union Territories.
Reacting to the ED summon, PD chief tweeted, “GoI’s tactics to intimidate and browbeat political opponents to make them toe their line has become tediously predictable. They don’t want us to raise questions about its punitive actions and policies. Such short sighted scheming won’t work.”
