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J&K: ACB registers DA case against storekeeper

Srinagar, May 21 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against a storekeeper of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs.
The ACB said a verification was conducted into allegations against Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Tarzoo Sopore and the In-charge storekeeper for raising assets disproportionate to known sources of income.
The ACB verification found that he was appointed as Depot Assistant in CAPD Department in the 1998 & while being posted as In-Charge Store Keeper in various places in District Baramulla during the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2016 has accumulated various assets in the shape of immovable/moveable properties in his own name as well as in the name of his family members .

“Beside this, the verification conducted also revealed that said storekeeper during check period there were huge cash deposits in his Bank accounts as well as in the bank accounts of his family members which is subject matter of further investigations,” the statement said.
The verification conducted further revealed that the value of assets acquired and the expenditure incurred by suspect public servant during the check period were disproportionate to his known legal sources of income for which he could not satisfactorily account for, accordingly after culmination of probe in verification instant case was registered and investigations were set into motion,” it added.
Immediately after registration of the case, search warrants were obtained from Anti-Corruption court Baramulla and searches were conducted at different places belonging to the accused person during which various incriminating material pertaining to the investigation of the case was recovered and seized in presence of magistrates.
ACB said further investigation was on. UNI MJR SSP
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