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Jammu Police Register FIR Against Ex-Mayor Over Alleged Bovine Theft and Rs 97 Lakh Misuse

The filing followed a magistrate’s orders after earlier complaints failed to prompt police action.

Overview

  • FIR No. 0125/2025 at Police Station Bakshi Nagar names former JMC mayor Chander Mohan Gupta and nine others, with the court informed on September 29.
  • The case cites BNS sections 316, 318(3) and 325, and ASI Ashok Kumar has been assigned to investigate.
  • A Chief Animal Husbandry Officer report dated July 6, 2024 found 13 cows and 24 calves missing from the Hare Krishna Gaushala.
  • A Naib-Tehsildar’s March 23, 2024 inquiry flagged embezzlement and interference in the shelter’s management by the accused.
  • Complainant Rohit Bali alleges about Rs 97 lakh was misappropriated, while Gupta denies wrongdoing and calls the case politically motivated.