Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 24: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a disproportionate assets case today against a public servant for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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As per details, the case has been registered against Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Firdousabad, Batamaloo, Srinagar, presently posted as ‘Nazir’ in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar.
“A discreet verification conducted by the ACB into the financial transactions and asset holdings of the said public servant revealed that Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat has accumulated assets grossly disproportionate to his known and legitimate sources of income,” ACB said.
The assets identified during the verification, as per ACB, include a residential house situated at Firdousabad, Batamaloo, Srinagar, constructed on land measuring 11 marlas, and an additional structure with appurtenant land measuring 6.5 marlas at the same location.
The assets also include land measuring 10 marlas at Mouza Nowgam, Srinagar; land measuring 13 marlas at Mouza Nowgam, Srinagar; and movable assets including luxury vehicles such as a Toyota Fortuner, Maruti Wagon-R, and Renault Duster.
“The verification also brought to light substantial expenditures incurred on the higher education of his children. Scrutiny of various bank accounts revealed multiple suspicious transactions and unexplained cash deposits.”
Furthermore, the Bureau said that the officer and his family members were found operating several bank lockers in J&K Bank, and were in possession of multiple immovable properties of considerable value.
“The subject public servant was also found to be maintaining a lifestyle that is inconsistent with his declared income.”
An official said that cash amounting to Rs 7.5 lakh, gold including coins worth Rs 27 lakh, laptops worth Rs 2.5 lakh, Copper utensils worth Rs 5 lakh, mobile phones worth Rs 1.5 lakh.
In view of the findings, ACB said, a formal case bearing FIR No. 09/2025 has been registered against Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat at Police Station Anti-Corruption Bureau, Srinagar, under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) for criminal misconduct.
Following the registration of the FIR, ACB said, search warrants were obtained from the competent Court and simultaneous search operations were carried out at the residential and other premises of the accused.
“The searches were conducted by ACB teams in the presence of Executive Magistrates and were facilitated by the local police and other agencies.”
During the course of these searches, Bureau said, incriminating documents and evidence pertaining to both movable and immovable assets were recovered. “Further investigation in the matter is underway.”
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