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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday booked a revenue officer in a case of possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
“A discreet verification was conducted by ACB into the allegations of accumulation of disproportionate assets raised by one Ayoub Khan, son of Gulsheer Khan, resident of Doniwari Lolab, Patwari in Revenue Department on receipt of a complaint,” an ACB official said.
“It was alleged in the complaint that Mohd Ayoub Khan Patwari is leading a grandiose lifestyle besides being the owner of large number of orchards and agricultural land, houses at Bemina, Srinagar/Doniwari Lolab, District Kupwara and possessing number of cars and has spent hefty amount on admission of his wards in professional colleges as donations etc,” the official added.
The discreet verification conducted revealed that during the Check period, suspect Patwari has incurred huge expenditures & accumulated/raised various assets, which were prima facie disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The details of assets/expenditures revealed during verification include purchased land at Hamdaniya Colony Bemina Srinagar and constructed double floor house on the said land; constructed a double floor house at Doniwari Lolab, Kupwara; purchased a Venue Hyundai car and a two-wheeler; Huge expenditures incurred on re-payment of Bank loans; and expenditure on education of his children i.e, MBBS admission outside the country and admission in nursing stream at Nursing College Amritsar, the official said.
The verification conducted revealed that immediately after receipt of complaint against suspect, he started securing frequent Bank loans i.e, to the tune of Rs 75 lakh in order to disguise his illegal /unknown sources of income & to hoodwink enquiry officer.
“The acts of omission and commission on part of suspect Patwari namely Mohd Ayoub Khan constitute cognizable offence of criminal misconduct punishable under Section 5 (1) (e) read with Section 5 (2) of the J&K P.C Act Svt, 2006 against the accused public servant,” the official said.
Accordingly, official added, Case FIR No. 03/2025 under Section 5 (1) (e) read with 5(2) of the J&K P.C Act Svt, 2006 was registered on June 16, 2025 at P/S Anti-corruption Bureau Baramulla against the accused Patwari.
Immediately after registration of the case search warrants were obtained from Anti-Corruption Court Baramulla and searches were conducted at different places belonging to accused person during which various incriminating material including the receipts of purchase of gold articles, receipts of purchase of i-phone 15 and 15 pro and other items pertaining to the investigations of the case, were recovered and seized in the presence of magistrates and witnesses as per procedure under law, the official said.
