SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case into allegations of the acquisition of disproportionate assets accumulated by a public servant posted at the National Institute of Technology Srinagar.
In a statement, the ACB stated that it registered a case against Manzoor Ahmad Tantray, son of Abdul Khaliq Tantray of Ganderbal, presently posted as a Professor at NIT Srinagar.
The statement reads that he is in possession of significant assets, both immovable, movable, and cash deposits in his own name as well as in the names of his family members.
“The assets were found to be disproportionate to his known source of income during the verification. The omissions and commissions on the part of the above-named public servant constitute offences punishable under Section 5(1)(e) read with Section 5(2) of the J&K PC Act, Svt. 2006. Accordingly, a case FIR No. 04/2024 is registered in P/S ACB Srinagar, and further investigation is underway,” it reads.
It added that after obtaining a search warrant from the court, searches were carried out at five separate locations, namely, the residential house at Duderhama, shopping complex near the district hospital Ganderbal, rest house at Kangan, official quarter and office at NIT Srinagar, and a flat in Jammu simultaneously.
“During the search, incriminating material including Revenue papers, finance/bank documents, and hard cash of ₹386,650 were recovered and seized as evidence in the instant case. Further investigation of the case is ongoing,” it added—(KNO)
