ACB books police officer in DA case

Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today booked a police officer for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income following a “secret verification.”

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In a statement, the ACB said it registered FIR No. 20/2025 against a public servant who was serving as Cashier at the District Police Office (DPO), Bandipora, for possession of assets beyond his legitimate income.
The accused has been identified as Peer Zada Mushkoor Ahmad Shah, son of Peer Zada Mohammad Akber Shah, resident of Jawalapora, Budgam, Inspector (M).
According to the Bureau, the case was registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar after verification revealed that the officer had accumulated assets “both movable and immovable far beyond his legitimate income, in his own name as well as in the names of his family members during his service period.”
During the discreet probe, the ACB found that the accused and his family members possessed several assets that could not be justified by their known sources of income.
The identified assets, as per ACB, include land holdings measuring approximately 32 kanals and 6 marlas in Budgam district — including 17 kanals and 14 marlas at Shahpora Wathora — a double-storey palatial residential house with an attic at Ompora Colony, bank balances amounting to about Rs 48.26 lakh in various accounts, multiple vehicles registered in the names of the accused and his family members, around Rs 40 lakh spent on the education of his children, and substantial expenditure on foreign travel and insurance premiums.
“Scrutiny of bank records revealed several suspicious transactions and unexplained cash inflows,” the ACB said.
“It was also observed that the accused and his family were operating multiple bank accounts in different banks through which large sums of money had been routed,” it added.
Several high-value immovable properties were also acquired in the names of his wife and children, the Bureau said.
The assessment of income vis-à-vis expenditure, ACB added, revealed that the officer’s income from known sources between January 1, 2012, and June 30, 2025, was “grossly insufficient” to justify the accumulated assets and incurred expenditure.
“The findings indicate that the accused has illicitly enriched himself by resorting to corrupt and dishonest means, thereby committing offences punishable under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018),” the ACB said.
Accordingly, a case under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered at Police Station ACB Srinagar for criminal misconduct and possession of disproportionate assets.
Immediately after registration of the FIR and in compliance with a court order dated October 10, 2025, searches were conducted at two residential houses of the accused in Budgam.
“The accused Public Servant has been taken into Police custody for questioning in connection with the ongoing investigation of the case.”
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the full extent of the illegal wealth accumulated by the accused and his associates, the ACB stated.

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