Jammu, May 7: he Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Zafar Iqbal, presently posted in the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K, Srinagar.
An ACB spokesperson said the case was registered following a secret verification into allegations that the accused public servant, Zafar Iqbal, Chief Accounts Officer and a resident of Gursai, Mendhar in Poonch, presently residing at Bathindi, Jammu, had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income..
"The 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," said the spokesman.
He further said that 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, a case 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 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, he added.
During the searches, he said that incriminating documents related to movable and immovable properties were recovered and seized.
Further investigation in the case is in progress, he added.