Srinagar, May 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Zafar Iqbal-KAS, Chief Accounts Officer, currently posted in the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K, Srinagar.
According to officials, the accused officer, son of Mir Hussain and a resident of Gursai, Mendhar in Poonch district, presently residing at Bathindi Jammu, came under the scanner following a secret verification conducted by the ACB into allegations of accumulation of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
The verification reportedly revealed that the officer, while serving at different postings, 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.
Following the verification, the ACB established a prima facie case of criminal misconduct 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 the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Srinagar.
Subsequently, FIR No. 06/2026 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 initiated.
During the course of investigation, search warrants were obtained from the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, following which ACB teams conducted searches at the residential premises of the accused at Bathindi Jammu and Gursai Mendhar Poonch, besides his official residence at Sanat Nagar Srinagar.
Officials said incriminating documents related to movable and immovable properties were recovered and seized during the searches. Further investigation in the case is underway.(KNC)
