Srinagar, Oct 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against a police officer in Budgam for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and conducted searches at his residences, officials said on Saturday.
The case, FIR No. 20/2025, targets Peer Zada Mushkoor Ahmad Shah, Inspector (M) and former cashier at the District Police Office, Bandipora. ACB’s investigation revealed that the officer and his family accumulated movable and immovable assets far beyond his legitimate income during his service.
The identified assets include approximately 3 Kanals and 6 Marlas of land in Budgam, a double-storey palatial house in Ompora Colony, Budgam, bank balances of around Rs 48.26 lakh, multiple vehicles, education expenses of about Rs 40 lakh for his children, and significant foreign travel and insurance expenditures.
Scrutiny of bank records uncovered suspicious transactions, unexplained cash inflows, and multiple accounts through which large sums were routed. Several high-value properties were also registered in the names of his wife and children. The officer’s actual income from January 2012 to June 2025 was insufficient to justify the wealth accumulated.
ACB stated that the officer’s illicit enrichment constitutes offences under Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018). Following registration of the FIR, and in compliance with a court order dated Oct 10, 2025, searches were conducted at two of his residences in Budgam.
The accused has been taken into custody for questioning, and the investigation is ongoing to ascertain the full extent of the illegal wealth amassed by him and his associates. (KNO)
