ACB Books CAPD’s Chowkidar in Disproportionate Assets Case, Banihal

Diplomat Correspondent
Jammu: DD, The sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case of disproportionate assets case against the CAPD Department’s night chowkidar in Banihal.
Officials said that the Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case FIR No. 01/2025 U/S 13(1)(b) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), in Police Station ACB Doda, against a public servant Shahilal Showkat Ali, a night chowkidar of CAPD department, posted in Tehsil Supply Office (TSO) Banihal.
The case was initiated following a secret verification into allegations that the accused public servant has acquired substantial assets, both movable and immovable, disproportionate to his known sources of income, in his own name as well as in the names of his family members.
The verification revealed that the accused has accumulated significant assets, including a palatial double-storey residential house in Israrabad, Sidhra, Jammu, another double-storey house in Banihal, multiple land plots at various locations, and luxury vehicles.
Additionally, financial documents and evidence suggesting unaccounted wealth were uncovered.
During the course of the investigation, search warrants were obtained from the Court, and extensive searches were conducted at the residential premises of the accused located in Sidhra, Jammu and Banihal in the presence of independent witnesses and Magistrates.
During the search operations, the team recovered 16 cheque books and five passbooks belonging to various banks, land documents relating to properties at different locations, a passport reflecting international travel history, foreign currency notes, three official rubber stamps of senior officers, including one belonging to the Assistant Director, CAPD, Ramban and TSO Banihal and other incriminating material also seized.
Further investigation into the case is ongoing.DD