Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 2: Vigilance Organization today conducted raids on several residences of a retired Naib Tehsildar in Jammu in connection with a case of disproportionate assets against him.
Om Parkash son of Mali Ram, resident of Asarwan, Kot Bhalwal (Jammu), who recently retired as Naib Tehsildar, Akhnoor, was booked in a case of disproportionate assets vide FIR No 27/2017 under Section 5(1)(e) Section 5(2) J&K PC Act Svt 2006 police station VOJ.
A verification was conducted by Vigilance Organization, into the allegations against the public servant for acquiring huge chunk of immovable property in the shape of agricultural land etc through illegal means during his posting in the Revenue Department.
During the course of verification, vigilance organization collected the details of illegally acquired properties by Om Parkash registered in his and his relatives’ names. Moreover, he was also found in illegal possession of a large chunk of land falling under different khasra numbers situated at village Bhalwal.
On the prima facie establishment of offences, Vigilance Organization registered a case and different teams of the Vigilance Department today conducted simultaneous raids with the help of local police at his residences in Janipur, Asarwan, Kangar and other places in Jammu district.
During the process, all relevant record/suspicious documents pertaining to movable/ immovable properties/benami assets which have been recovered from various locations have been seized on spot in presence of independent witnesses. Further scrutiny of the seized record will be carried out during further course of investigation by sleuths of Vigilance Organization.
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