JAMMU: A former media officer of an ex-deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was arrested here today by the vigilance department in an alleged disproportionate assets case.
“The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) arrested Kewal Sharma here for accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and not cooperating in the investigation,” an SVO spokesperson said.
During investigation, assets like commercial and luxury vehicles and immovable properties like residential houses, within and outside the State, worth crores of rupees have been unearthed.
The documents of his qualifications, on the basis he was appointed, have also been found to be fake and a separate FIR has been filed and the matter is being investigated, the spokesperson said.
Sharma, who is a forest guard by profession, was the Public Relation Officer of former J-K deputy Chief Minister during the National Conference-Congress dispensation.
During the probe, it has been found that he had opened bank accounts with the help of fake documents and deposited crores of rupees in them, and utilised the money for raising assets. (AGENCIES)
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