JAMMU: Continuing investigations into the disproportionate assets case of Kewal Sharma, a forest guard and the controversial former PRO to then Deputy Chief Minister, the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) on Friday conducted fresh raids and seized three vehicles including a JCB from his native village in Khour area.
Meanwhile, the high profile forest guard has been booked in another case for detaining a Vigilance sleuth during the course of raids at his Paloura residence.
A mini bus (JK02 BD 5241), a JCB and a tractor trolley has been seized while three luxury cars, two Volvo buses are still to be traced. The team which conducted the raids was led by Inspector Inderjit.
On September, 19, 2015, the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) had unearthed huge wealth amassed by Kewal Krishan Sharma, a Forest Guard including four palatial bungalows, plots, several luxury vehicles, cash worth Rs 10 lakh and Rs 4 crore worth banking transactions during 2013-14, when he was virtually in power, working as PRO to then Dy CM.
The revelations by the Vigilance Organisation also revealed that Kewal had visited several foreign countries when he was in ‘power’ in violation of service conduct rules and norms has given rise to the speculations that he might have deposited black money in some foreign banks too.
Kewal has been booked in FIR 32/2015 at Vigilance Organisation under Section 5(1) (e) read with 5(2) Prevention of Corruption Act.
The Vigilance Organisation had found that Kewal Krishan was in possession of one double storey palatial bungalow at Patta Paloura, Jammu, where he was presently residing, another residential house constructed at Border Migrant Colony at Paluwan, Akhnoor, yet another residential house constructed at his ancestral village of Dhangar, Kachrial in Akhnoor, renovation and extension of ancestral house at village Kachrial and 17 Marlas land in Khasra No. 1312 at Patta Paloura, Jammu.