Srinagar, Jun 15 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday said it has filed a chargesheet against a Junior Engineer of the J&K Housing Board and his wife for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a spokesperson said that the ACB produced a chargesheet in FIR No. 18/2020 for offences under Section 5(1)(e) read with Section 5(2) of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006, and Section 109 RPC at Police Station ACB Srinagar before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar.
The chargesheet has been filed against two accused persons, Tariq Ahmad Ganie, Junior Engineer, J&K Housing Board, son of Ghulam Qadir Ganie and his wife, Mst. Rukhsana Jan, an Anganwadi worker in the ICDS Department. Both are residents of Aalai Gund, Chandergam, Tral, and are accused of acquiring disproportionate assets.
The spokesperson said the case was registered following a verification conducted by the Bureau against Tariq Ahmad Ganie over allegations of acquiring assets beyond his known sources of income, including huge transactions amounting to crores of rupees through various bank accounts.
“The investigation conducted by Police Station ACB Srinagar against the accused public servant and his wife, who is working as an Anganwadi worker in the ICDS Department, has substantiated the allegations levelled against them,” the spokesperson said.
He said that after obtaining the requisite sanction from the government for prosecution of the public servant, the chargesheet against both accused persons was presented before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, for judicial determination. The next date of hearing has been fixed for July 8, 2026—(KNO)