J&K ACB Registers Disproportionate Assets Case Against Former Naib Tehsildar

PTK NEWS DESK

Jammu – The Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case under FIR No. 10/2024 against Ashok Kumar, the former Naib Tehsildar of Gharota, Jammu. The case was registered under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), following a detailed verification process.

The verification revealed that Ashok Kumar had allegedly amassed assets vastly disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure as Naib Tehsildar. The assets include a palatial duplex house near the Block Development Office in Akhnoor, luxury vehicles, significant bank balances, and other moveable and immovable properties, many of which are held in the names of his family members.

This investigation follows Kumar’s arrest in 2022 when he was caught accepting a bribe of ₹1.5 lakh for issuing a “fard” document. An FIR (No. 06/2022) was registered on June 29, 2022, against him and his accomplice, Raman Gupta. During this investigation, a thorough verification of Kumar’s assets was initiated.

The probe also uncovered substantial expenditures, including lavish spending on his daughter’s marriage, which further indicated a lifestyle far beyond his known income. The ACB’s ongoing investigation seeks to trace the full extent of these disproportionate assets.

Further investigations are underway.