Srinagar, Jun 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it has attached movable and immovable assets, including a residential house, land parcels and gold ornaments, belonging to a former Naazir in the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Srinagar, in a disproportionate assets case.
According to an ACB spokesperson, the attached properties belong to Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat of Firdousabad, Batamaloo, who was serving as Naazir in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar. The action was taken in connection with FIR No. 09/2025 registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar.
The attached assets comprise a single-storey tin-roofed residential house along with six marlas and 172 square feet of land at Firdousabad, Batamaloo; 10 marlas of land at Nowgam registered in the name of the accused’s daughter; two land parcels measuring four marlas and 136 square feet, and eight marlas and 136 square feet, respectively, at Nambal, Nowgam, registered in the name of the accused’s wife; besides gold ornaments weighing around 1,266 grams.
The spokesperson said the case was registered on May 22, 2025, following a secret verification into allegations that the accused had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
During the investigation, ACB conducted searches at the accused’s residence and seized copper utensils, gold ornaments and other luxury items. The accused was arrested in the case and is presently on bail under court orders.
Investigations, according to the ACB, revealed that the public servant had allegedly accumulated substantial movable and immovable assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Following approval from the competent authority, two teams headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police-rank officers were constituted to carry out the attachment proceedings.
The spokesperson said the teams completed the attachment process in Batamaloo and Nowgam after fulfilling all legal formalities. Signboards have been installed at the attached properties, and the public has been advised not to purchase, transfer or otherwise deal with the attached assets.
