Overview

• The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a case against Aijaz Ahmad Bhat for allegedly accumulating assets far exceeding his legal income between 2008 and 2016.
• Bhat, a storekeeper in the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, is accused of acquiring multiple properties, vehicles, and constructing a double-storey house during the check period.
• Investigators have identified significant cash deposits in bank accounts belonging to Bhat and his family, which are now under further scrutiny.
• Searches conducted at Bhat’s properties, following court-sanctioned warrants, led to the seizure of incriminating documents and materials in the presence of magistrates.
• The investigation is part of a broader ACB initiative to address corruption within government departments under the Prevention of Corruption Act.