SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against a Storekeeper posted at the Government Ration Sale Centre, Seer Jagir in Sopore, Baramulla district, for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
“The accused—Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Rashid Bhat, a resident of Tarzoo Sopore and currently living in Sidiq Colony, Noorabad Bypass Sopore—was appointed as Depot Assistant in the CAPD department in 1998. During his posting as In-Charge Storekeeper at various locations in Baramulla between January 2008 and December 2016, he allegedly acquired multiple immovable and movable properties,” a bureau spokesperson said in a statement.
“The properties include land in Mirgund, Noorabad Bypass Sopore, and Rakh Arath Housing Colony Bemina, as well as a residential house constructed in Bemina. He also purchased a Maruti 800 and a scooter during this period. The ACB stated that large cash deposits were also found in the bank accounts of the accused and his family members.”
The bureau concluded that the assets and expenditures were disproportionate to his known sources of income and could not be satisfactorily explained. Following the verification, a case was registered, and investigations initiated.
Search warrants were obtained from the Anti-Corruption Court Baramulla, and searches were carried out at various locations linked to the accused, during which incriminating material was seized in the presence of magistrates. Further investigation is ongoing.
