Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 1: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a Disproportionate Assets case against a Night Chowkidar of CAPD Department, presently posted in TSO Office Banihal.
A case FIR number 01/2025, under section 13(1)(b) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, has been registered in Police Station ACB Doda, against public servant Shahilal Showkat Ali,
The case was initiated following a secret verification into allegations that the accused public servant has acquired substantial assets, both movable and immovable, disproportionate to his known sources of income, in his own name as well as in the names of his family members.
The verification revealed that the accused has accumulated significant assets, including a palatial double-storey residential house in Israrabad, Sidhra, Jammu, another double-storey house in Banihal, multiple land plots at various locations, and luxury vehicles. Additionally, financial documents and evidence suggesting unaccounted wealth were uncovered.
During the course of the investigation, search warrants were obtained from the Court, and extensive searches were conducted at the residential premises of the accused located in Sidhra, Jammu and Banihal in the presence of independent witnesses and Magistrates.
During the search operations, the team seized 16 cheque books and five passbooks belonging to various banks, land documents relating to properties at different locations, a passport reflecting international travel history, foreign currency notes, three official rubber stamps of senior officers, including one belonging to the Assistant Director, CAPD, Ramban and TSO Banihal and other increminating material.
Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
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