Srinagar, July 30, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated a formal probe into allegations of amassing wealth disproportionate to known sources of income by a terminated police official, Selection Grade Constable Firdous Ahmad.
An official in a statement said that a secret verification was conducted by ACB into allegations that the terminated public servant namely Selection Grade Constable Firdous Ahmad has acquired substantial assets, both movable and immovable, disproportionate to his known sources of income, in his own name as well as in the names of his family members.
He said that verification conducted revealed that the accused has accumulated significant assets, including two storied residential house constructed by him on ancestral land at Hugam, Srigufwara, Anantnag; Palatial House upon land measuring 01 kanal 10 marlas situated at Estate Machbhawan Mattan; Hotel Grand Lords (one third share) situated at Movora, Tehsil Salar, Pahalgam; and double storied house at Tawi Vihar, Sidra Jammu.
He also said consequently, the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a case FIR No. 03/2025 U/S 13(1)(b) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in Police Station ACB Anantnag against terminated Official.
During the course of the investigation, search warrants were obtained from the Special Judge Hon’ble Anti-Corruption Court Anantnag for conducting searches at places mentioned above. It surfaced during conduct of search that the accused is also being allotted a Police Quarter at Police Housing Colony Bemina, therefore search was conducted at the said place also on the authorisation of SSP ACB Anantnag and searches at all the places were simultaneously carried out, which till the submission of this report were underway.
Further investigation of the case is going on, the official added. (KDC)