Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a formal case against Ramesh Chander of Jawahar Nagar, Rajouri posted as Junior Engineer at Sub Division Sunderbani vide FIR No. 40/2018 U/S 5(1) (e) r/w 5 (2) of J&K P C Act Samvat 2006 on 13.12.2018 for acquiring various moveable and immoveable properties.
Spokesman of ACB said that the instant case was registered on the basis of a written complaint lodged in Vigilance Organization, upon which a secret verification was conducted into the allegations that said JE has acquired huge assets disproportionate to his known source of income by resorting to corrupt and illegal practices and by abuse of his official position.
"During the course of secret verification, it is found that the suspect has acquired various moveable and immoveable properties i.e. three storey fully furnished house with modern facilities and costly articles at Rajouri, other immoveable properties in the form of land, plot, shops, Brick Kiln etc. at Rajouri and also moveable properties like Tipper, Cars, JCB etc.', said spokesman.
It is also come to fore that he has invested money in various accounts, insurance policies and others. Spokesman further said that it is also found that most of the above mentioned properties/assets have been raised by the suspect official out of the ill gotten money obtained by him by abuse and misuse of his official position as public servant.
"On the prima-facie establishment of allegations, Anti-Corruption Bureau Jammu registered a formal case and also conducted simultaneous raids with the help of local police /magistrates at the residential premises and office of accused person in District Rajouri in presence of independent witnesses", said spokesman adding that during the process, incriminating documents including cash and documents pertaining to various immovable properties acquired by accused public servant, other documents regarding purchase of Tipper, JCB, Brick Kiln, large number of bank accounts, Insurance Policies, other official records/bills etc have been recovered from the residential house in Rajouri. |
