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05/06/2026

ACB Registers Case in Corruption and Financial Irregularities in Development Works at Zawoora Garden, Srinagar

Srinagar, June 05, 2026: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Jammu and Kashmir, has registered a case following the outcome of a Joint Surprise Check conducted into allegations of corruption, financial irregularities, procedural violations, and abuse of official position in connection with development works executed by the Horticulture Department at Zawoora Garden, Srinagar.

The Joint Surprise Check was initiated by Police Station ACB, Srinagar, to examine allegations relating to the development of the Centre of Excellence at Zawoora Garden, Srinagar. The enquiry revealed prima facie evidence of serious irregularities in the tendering and ex*****on of works undertaken under the project.

During the verification, it surfaced that NIT was allegedly framed in a manner that lacked specific quality parameters and technical specifications, thereby creating scope for arbitrary decision-making. It was further found that the financial provisions incorporated in the tender were substantially higher than those envisaged in the approved Detailed Project Report (DPR). The enquiry also revealed that the eligibility criteria relating to financial turnover were allegedly fixed at an unusually high threshold, despite the actual requirement being significantly lower. This restrictive condition is alleged to have curtailed fair competition and favoured a particular bidder.

The findings of the Joint Surprise Check prima facie indicate abuse of official position, criminal misconduct, and criminal conspiracy involving public servants and the beneficiary private firm, resulting in undue pecuniary advantage to the contractor and corresponding loss to the Government.

Accordingly, a case FIR No. 09/2026 has been registered at Police Station ACB, Srinagar, under Section 5(1)(d) read with Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006 and Section 120-B RPC against the then Director Horticulture Kashmir, members of the District Level Purchase Committee (DLPC), members of the Inspection Committee, the beneficiary contractor M/S Fruit Master Agro Fresh Pvt. Ltd., and other involved persons.

Further investigation into the case has been taken up to identify the role and culpability of all concerned and to take appropriate legal action in accordance with law.

01/06/2026

J&K ACB Traps and Arrests Vaseem Ahmad Hap, Forest Guard of Forest Division Marwah, Kishtwar for Demanding and Accepting Bribe of ₹15,000

Jammu 01 June, 2026: A written complaint was received by ACB alleging that the accused demanded a bribe of ₹20,000 from the complainant for expediting the release of security deposits related to allotted works. After negotiations, the accused allegedly agreed to accept ₹15,000 as illegal gratification.

Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau seeking legal action against the accused official.

Upon receipt of the complaint, ACB conducted a discreet verification which established the prima facie demand of bribe by the accused public servant. Consequently, FIR No. 07/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered at Police Station ACB Central, Jammu, and investigation was initiated.

During investigation, a trap team was constituted by ACB. The team laid a successful trap and caught the accused public servant namely Vaseem Ahmad Hap S/o Manzoor Ahmad R/o Hidyal, Kishtwar, presently posted as Forest Guard and looking after accounts work in the office of Divisional Forest Officer, Forest Division Marwah, red-handed while demanding and accepting ₹15,000 from the complainant. The accused was immediately arrested on the spot, and the bribe amount was recovered from his possession in the presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.

Subsequently, searches were conducted at the residential premises of the accused government employee in the presence of an Executive Magistrate and independent witnesses.

Further investigation in the case is underway.

22/05/2026

J&K ACB registered Disproportionate Assets Case against Ashiq Hussain Rather, presently posted as AEE Hydraulic Sub-Division Chhatroo, District Kishtwar.

Jammu 22 May, 2026: Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case under FIR No.01/2026 u/s 13(1) (b) r/w 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 P/S ACB Doda against accused person namely Ashiq Hussain Rather, presently posted as AEE Hydraulic Sub-Division Chhatroo District Kishtwar.

The case was initiated following a verification conducted by the ACB DKR into the allegations that the said officer is in possession of huge assets in the shape of immoveable/movable properties on his own name as well as his family members i.e. Five storey residential house on Court Road Doda, Land purchased at Udrana Bhaderwah, Sunjawan Jammu, huge Bank Balance including fixed deposits, Costly electronic gadgets and Jewelry etc. The value of assets acquired by suspect have been found disproportionate to the income earned by him from all known sources and has intentionally enriched himself illicitly during the period of his service.

During the course of investigation, the ACB obtained search warrant from the Hon’ble Court and search was conducted at the residential houses, official/private residence of suspect situated at District Doda & Kishtwar in presence of Magistrates and independent witnesses.

Further investigation of the case is in progress.

21/05/2026

J&K ACB traps and arrests Nazir Ahmad Wani, Ziladar and Bilal Ahmad Wagay, Patwari of Irrigation Division Anantnag for demanding and accepting bribe of ₹1,00,000

Srinagar 21 May, 2026: Anti Corrupting Bureau received a written complaint from the complainant stating therein that Ziladar namely Nazir Ahmad Wani S/o Mohd Akbar Wani R/o Utrasoo Najigund Anantnag and Patwari namely Bilal Ahmad Wagay S/o Abdul Rehman Wagay R/o Sherpora Anantnag posted in Irrigation Division Anantnag are demanding a bribe of ₹1,00,000 from him for disposal of an application/complaint which has been filed against him regarding the alleged encroachment of Govt. land at Ashajipora near Dabruna Anantnag. Accused officials told him that they would settle or reject the application/complaint at their level if he pays a bribe equal to cost of one Marla of land at that location which is ₹4 Lakh approx. On his repeated requests the bribe money was finally settled for ₹1 Lakh,

The complainant chose not to pay bribe and instead approached Anti Corruption Bureau for taking legal action against the said officials as envisaged under law.

On receipt of the complaint, a discreet verification was conducted. During verification it was found that the land in question was not state land but is proprietary land of the complainant and the demand of bribe by accused public servants was also confirmed, accordingly Case FIR No. 05/2026 u/s 7 of P/C Act 1988 read with amendment Act-2018 was registered in PS ACB Anantnag and investigation was taken up.

During the course of investigation a trap team was constituted. The team laid a successful trap and caught the said Govt. employees red handed while demanding and accepting bribe. They were arrested on spot and bribe amount was also recovered from their possession in presence of independent witnesses associated with the trap team.

Subsequently, search of residential houses of the accused Govt. employees was carried out in presence of Executive Magistrates and independent witnesses.

Further investigation of the instant case is going on.

J&K ACB Registers Disproportionate Assets Case Against Zafar Iqbal-KAS, Chief Accounts OfficerSrinagar, May 07: The Jamm...
07/05/2026

J&K ACB Registers Disproportionate Assets Case Against Zafar Iqbal-KAS, Chief Accounts Officer

Srinagar, May 07: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Zafar Iqbal-KAS, Chief Accounts Officer, S/O Mir Hussain R/O Gursai, Mendhar, Poonch, residing at Bathindi, Jammu and presently posted in the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K, Srinagar.

The case was registered following a Secret Verification conducted by the ACB into allegations that the accused public servant had accumulated huge assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Verification revealed that while serving at different postings, the accused allegedly abused his official position and acquired assets worth crores of rupees in his own name as well as in the names of his family members and relatives.

On the basis of the verification, a prima facie case of criminal misconduct was established against the accused, who was then serving as Treasury Officer, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and is presently posted as Chief Accounts Officer in the office of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Srinagar. Accordingly, FIR No. 06/2026 was registered at Police Station ACB Central, Jammu under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and investigation was taken up.

During the course of investigation, search warrants were obtained from the Hon’ble Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu. Subsequently, searches were conducted by ACB teams at the residential premises of the accused at Bathindi, Jammu and Gursai, Mendhar, Poonch, besides his official residence at Sanat Nagar, Srinagar.

During the searches, incriminating documents related to movable and immovable properties were recovered and seized. Further investigation in the case is in progress.

04/05/2026

J&K ACB files charge-sheet against 11 accused persons including SMC officials, in violation of building permission case

Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau presented Charge sheet against 04 accused persons of Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC) and 07 beneficiaries in case FIR No. 24/2020 for the commission of offences U/S 5(1)(d) r/w5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act. Svt. 2006, 120-B RPC of Police Station ACB Srinagar before Hon`ble Court of Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar for judicial determination.

The instant case was registered for raising construction of Six illegal Structures erected at Jawhar Nagar, Gonikhan, Hari Singh High Street and Wazir Bagh Srinagar without obtaining any valid & proper Building Permission from the competent authority in connivance with the officers/ officials of SMC Srinagar.

The investigation conducted by Police Station ACB Srinagar, on the basis of oral and documentary evidences, has fully substantiated the charges levelled against the accused officers/officials and private beneficiaries. The conspiracy between the accused government functionaries and the beneficiaries was proved beyond doubt.

After obtaining the requisite sanction for prosecution of public servants from the Govt. the charge sheet against 04 accused public servants and 07 private beneficiaries has been presented before the of Hon’ble Court of Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar for Judicial determination.

The next date of hearing has been fixed on 16-06-2026.

01/05/2026

Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Head Constable Parvaiz Ahmad in a trap case red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs. 15,000 from complainant.

Jammu 01 May, 2026: Anti-Corruption Bureau received a written complaint from a complainant, alleging therein that demand of bribe of ₹15,000/- by one public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather EXK-No.992204 posted at District Srinagar, for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 of P/S Soura Srinagar etc.

Consequent upon the information and in order to verify the allegations levelled against the said public servant, the matter was discreetly verified through a designated officer of ACB Srinagar. The said accused demanded Rs, 50,000/- which was settled at Rs, 15,000/- as bribe from complainant for removing the name of complainant from the list of accused in case FIR No. 09/2026 being investigated by the said Head Constable. On the basis of contents of the complaint, findings and recommendations of verifying officer offense under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is prima facie established against the accused public servant namely HC Parvaiz Ahmad Rather S/O Gh. Nabi Rather R/O Rather Mohallah Safapora Ganderbal.

Accordingly, a case FIR NO. 08/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar today on 01 May-2026 and investigation has been taken up.

During the course of investigation, a trap team was constituted for laying a trap wherein said HC Parvaiz Ahmad was caught red-handed while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs.15, 000/- in the form of Rs. 5000/- Cash and Rs, 10,000/- through cheque from the complainant near District Police Lines Srinagar and recovery was also effected on spot.

Further investigation into the case is going on.

30/04/2026

Conviction in Food Grains misappropriation case by Ho'nble Court of special Judge Anti Corruption Court Anantnag

Jammu 29 April, 2026: In continuation to this Bureau Press Release dated 20-04-2026 regarding conviction of 05 accused persons in case FIR No. 09/1990 U/S 5(2) of J&K P.C. Act-2006 read with Sec. 409/RPC of P/S VOK (now ACB) namely 1. Abdul Khaliq Shah S/O Mohd Abdullah Shah R/O Ashmuqam the then Store Keeper Food supplies Sale Center Pahalgam and Laripora. (2) Gh Nabi Mir S/O Gh. Mohd Mir R/O Aishmuqam the then Store Keeper Food Supplies Sale Center Dawatoo and Aru. (3). Mohd Shafi Rather S/O Gh. Mohd R/O Devaroo Pahalgam the then store keeper Ashumwam. (4). Gh. Hassan Hajam S/O Gh. Ahmad R/O Kathsoo the then store Keeper Food supplies sale centre Katsoo and (5). Muzaffar Ahmad Bichoo S/O Gh. Mohd Bichoo R/O Malaknag Anantnag the then store keeper Food supplies Sale centre Laripora and Pahalgam in a misappropriation case of Food grains/empty bags.

Honble Court of special Jidge Anti Corruption Court Anantnag convicted above mentioned 05 accused persons and sentenced them for the offence punishable under Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 2 years and a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 (one Lakh) each. In default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six months and for the offence punishable under Section 409 RPC, each convict is sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of 3 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,00,000/- (2 lakhs) each. In default of payment of fine, the convict shall further undergo simple imprisonment for a period of one year.
Following a complaint filed by Dy. Director Food and Supplies Department Srinagar vide No DFSK/Adm/SA-468 dated 02-11-1989 reporting therein about the embezzlement of Food Grains/Empty Bags to the tune of Rs 364235.84/- on the hands of aforementioned five accused persons, case FIR No. 09/1990 was registered in P/S VOK (now ACB) on 07-06-1990 and charge sheet of the said case was filed on September 09, 2003, and the case proceeded for judicial determination. On April 20, 2026, the Hon’ble Court listed the case for quantaum of punishment today on 29/04/2026.

This conviction marks another milestone in the Anti-Corruption Bureau’s ongoing efforts to uphold integrity and accountability in public service.

27/04/2026

J&K ACB presented Charge-Sheet against one accused Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, then computer operator PWD R&B Circle Ganderbal in a trap case.

Jammu 27 April, 2026: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau presented Charge-sheet in case FIR No. 07/2022 registered under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 at Police Station ACB Srinagar Kashmir against accused public servant Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, the then Computer Operator PWD (R&B) Circle Ganderbal, in a bribery case before the Hon`ble Additional Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar.

The FIR was registered on 02-03-2022 on a written complaint alleging therein that aforesaid accused demanded ₹4,000/- as bribe for issuance of contractor card D-Class. A trap was laid down and the accused was caught red-handed while accepting ₹ 4000/- as bribe from the complainant. The bribe money was recovered on the spot, and chemical tests later confirmed the presence of phenolphthalein on the accused’s hands.

Based on the facts and circumstances together with cogent evidence brought on record, the investigation established the commission of offence u/s 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the accused public servant namely Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, the then Computer Operator in PWD R&B Circle Ganderbal S/O Mohammad Shafi Sheikh R/O Bamloora Ganderbal.

After completing investigative/departmental formalities, the charge-sheet was presented before the Hon’ble Court of Additional Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar, today on 27-04-2026 for judicial determination.

The next date of hearing has been fixed on 10-06-2026.

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