SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against a public servant posted in the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department in the Banihal area.
The case has been filed against Shahilal Showkat Ali, a night chowkidar posted at the Tehsil Supply Office (TSO) Banihal.
The statement reads that the case was initiated following secret verification of allegations that the accused had acquired substantial assets—both movable and immovable—disproportionate to his known sources of income, in his own name and in the names of his family members.
“The verification revealed that the accused had accumulated significant assets, including a palatial double-storey residential house in Israrabad, Jammu, another double-storey house in Banihal, multiple land plots at various locations, and luxury vehicles. Additionally, financial documents and evidence suggesting unaccounted wealth were uncovered,” it added.
It further reads that during the investigation, search warrants were obtained from the court, and searches were carried out at the residential premises of the accused in Sidhra and Banihal in the presence of independent witnesses and magistrates.
“During the search, 16 cheque books and five passbooks belonging to various banks, land documents related to properties at different locations, a passport indicating international travel history, foreign currency notes, and three official rubber stamps—including one of the Assistant Director, CAPD, Ramban, and TSO Banihal—were seized, along with other incriminating material. Further investigation is ongoing,” the statement concluded. (KNO)
