Srinagar, March 13 -- A court in Srinagar recalled a non-bailable warrant it had earlier issued against former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) ''scam'' after his counsel moved an application explaining his absence from the proceedings.
Counsel for Abdullah, Ishtiyaq Khan, told the court that the former Chief Minister could not attend the hearing due to the trauma caused by a "murderous attack" on him a day earlier in Jammu..
He submitted that the National Conference president was unable to appear either physically or through virtual mode because of the aftermath of the incident.
Khan said he initially filed a routine exemption application, but after the court issued the n...