JAMMU: Soon after booking Executive Officer Municipal Committee Achabal Anantnag for possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income, the sleuths of State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) on Wednesday conducted simultaneous raids at his houses in Anantnag and Jammu.
Case FIR 11/16 has been registered against Executive Officer Municipal Committee Achabal Anantnag Bashir Ahmed Ganaie, resident of Ganaipora Mattan (KP Road) Anantnag.
SVO sleuths informed that a verification conducted into the allegations of accumulating disproportionate assets by abuse of official position by Bashir Ahmed Ganaie has revealed that the public servant had mostly remained posted as Executive Officer of different Municipal committees. During his service carrier, through corrupt practices, he accumulated huge assets in the form of both moveable and immoveable assets at Anantnag and Jammu.
According to SVO, the official has constructed a house at Machbawan KP Road Mattan Anantnag worth about Rs 1.30 crores. He has also purchased a house at Channi Rama Jammu with 07 marlas of land worth about Rs 45.00 lakh. Besides he has purchased land measuring 3.7 ½ Kanals at Chetipaibugh KP Road , Mattan.
The official has also raised other moveable assets in the shape of bank deposits etc. He is known to be living a luxurious life beyond his means.
Findings of the enquiry and value of assets has prima-facie established the commission of offences under Section 5(1) e read with 5(2) P.C Act against the accused officer.
As part of investigation, searches of residential houses of accused at Anantnag and Jammu were conducted simultaneously after obtaining the search warrants from the Court of Addl. Special Judge Anti Corruption Court Anantnag .During the search various important documents were seized bearing with the investigation of the case and are being scrutinized.
Giving details, the SVO spokesperson said “It is worth mention that VOK during the year 2016 has registered 11 cases and produced challans of 10 cases before the court of law.”