Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 23: Anti Corruption Bureau today registered Disproportionate Assets case against Bhupinder Singh Dua, former MD SICOP, following seizure of several valuable assets during search at his house.
The search was conducted at house of Bhupinder Singh Dua, in consequence of FIR number 23/2019 P/S ACBJ, registered against his nephew Jasvinder Singh Dua, (now MD Handicraft Corporation S&E) related to his entry in SICOP illegally and under patronage of his uncle Bhupinder Singh Dua who was at that time GM SICOP.
From the premises, ACB team seized several valuable assets, which included; gold ornaments weighing 1.834 kg, Silver weighing 1.470 kg and cash amounting Rs 957400.
Furthermore, as per details gathered from secret enquiries, Bhupinder Singh Dua by abuse and misuse of his official position has invested his ill-gotten money from time to time in various business ventures in his name and in the name of his family members.
Some of movable/immovable properties raised by retiree officer, include large number of goods carrier/trucks, nine different factories under the different name and style so established by him and his family members. These factories are M/S Modern Plastics, M/S Neptune Plastics, Modern Fabrications , etc.
In addition, the retiree public servant has also raised a double storey palatial house in posh Nanak Nagar area over a piece of land measuring 2 kanals approximately which clearly indicates that the accused is having property disproportionate to his known sources which has been acquired by him through illegal and corrupt practices during his service career.
Thus in consequence of his indulgence in corrupt and illegal practice and having taken advantages of his lucrative posting, the officer acquired huge assets, both movable and immovable by investing proceedings of his ill-gotten money in such properties.
The facts related to disproportionate assets of the accused disclose commission of criminal misconduct under section 5(1)(e) J&K PC Act Svt 2006 punishable under section 5 (2) of the Act. Consequently, a case FIR number 25/2019 has been registered in P/S Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jammu against Bhupinder Singh Dua, son of S Puran Singh Dua, resident of H No. 20, Sector No. 2 Nanak Nagar, Jammu. Investigation of the case is going on.
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