Patwari booked for disproportionate assets

Palatial house of the Patwari, booked by ACB in disproportinate assets case.
Palatial house of the Patwari, booked by ACB in disproportinate assets case.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 11: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today registered FIR in disproportionate assets case against Patwari Javed Ahmed, posted at Kote Jammu while more than 200 kanal prime land worth crores of rupees was detected during searches conducted at his residential house.
The FIR was registered on the basis of results of a Preliminary Enquiry conducted by the Anti Corruption Bureau on the allegations that Javed Ahmed (Patwari), son of Bashir Ahmed, resident of village Kanger, Tehsil Bhalwal District Jammu, posted as Patwari in Revenue Department at Kote, has amassed huge immovable properties worth crores of rupees in his own name and in the names of his family members which were highly disproportionate to his known sources of income.
FIR No. 02/2021 (PS ACB Central) was registered under section 5(1) (e) r/w section 5(2) PC Act and Sections 109, 120-B/RPC against accused persons namely Javed Ahmed, Bashir Ahmed, Ghulam Fatima, Nazia Kouser and others.
The Preliminary Enquiry has revealed that Patwari Javed Ahmed and his family members had accumulated immovable assets which included land more than 200 kanals at village Kanger Tehsil Bhalwal, Jammu. In order to avoid scrutiny before the eyes of law, the assets were disguised in the names of the accused’s father, mother and wife.
After registration of the FIR against the Patwari and his family members, warrants were obtained and searches were conducted at their residential house and incriminating documents and articles have been recovered which are under scrutiny. The bank accounts of the accused and his family members are also being scrutinized for further flow of amounts in them and also for presence of lockers maintained by the accused Patwari and his family members. Further, investigation of the case is in progress.