Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 27: Vigilance today booked one Mohd Shabir, an Orderly in the Vigilance Organization, who was allegedly disclosing material information to the suspect public servants in lieu of monetary benefits thus raising assets disproportionate to his known source of income.
Teams of Vigilance department simultaneously raided various residences of accused in Jammu after registration of formal case against him, with the help of local police /magistrates at the residences and office of accused person.
During the course of searches at residential complexes of the accused, it has been found that huge expenditures have been made on various immovable properties raised by the official, who is also running various business establishments.
During the process, all relevant record/suspicious documents which have been recovered from various locations, are being seized on spot in presence of independent witnesses. Detailed and in-depth scrutiny of the seized record will be carried out during further course of investigation by sleuths of vigilance organization.
A case vide FIR number 25/2018 U/S 5(1) (e) PC Act Samvat 2006, punishable under section 5(2) of the Act, was registered against Mohd Shabir , son of Thoru Khan of Khara Madana, Tehsil Samba, at present 83-Gujjar Nagar Jammu, who was appointed as Orderly in Vigilance Organization in the year 1998.
The instant case was registered on the basis of reliable input received in the Vigilance Organization Jammu with respect to the facts that he was indulged in corrupt and malpractices by conniving with different officers and officials who were facing serious charges of corruption in the Vigilance Organization.
He was in habit of disclosing material information to the suspect public servants and in lieu of leakage of such information, he used to obtain huge monetary benefits, in consequence of which he has raised assets disproportionate to his known source of income by indulging in corrupt and illegal practices.