Srinagar, Jun 27: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said it has attached multiple movable and immovable properties, including a residential house, land parcels and gold ornaments, belonging to a former Naazir in the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Srinagar, in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
In a statement, a spokesperson said the attached assets belong to Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat of Firdousabad, Batamaloo, who was posted as Naazir in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar. The attachments were made in connection with FIR No. 09/2025 registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar.
The attached properties include a single-storey tin-roofed residential house with six marlas and 172 square feet of land at Firdousabad, Batamaloo; land measuring 10 marlas in Nowgam recorded 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, in the name of the accused’s wife at Nambal, Nowgam; besides gold ornaments weighing approximately 1,266 grams.
The spokesperson said the case was registered on May 22, 2025, following a secret verification into allegations that the accused had accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
During the investigation, ACB searched 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.
He said the investigation revealed that the public servant had allegedly amassed huge movable and immovable assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Following approval from the competent authority, two teams headed by DySP-rank officers were constituted to attach the properties.
The spokesperson said the teams carried out the attachment process in Batamaloo and Nowgam after completing all legal formalities. Signboards have been erected at the attached properties, and the public has been advised not to purchase or exchange the attached house or land—(KNO)
