ACB files chargesheet in disproportionate assets case against former PDD meter reader
JAMMU, Dec 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has filed a chargesheet in a disproportionate assets case against a former employee of the Power Development Department, following an investigation that revealed alleged accumulation of wealth far beyond known sources of income.
According to an official spokesperson of the ACB, the chargesheet in FIR No. 01/2021, registered at Police Station ACB Central, has been presented before the Court of the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu. The case has been filed under Sections 5(1)(e) read with 5(2) of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, Svt. 2006, along with Section 109 of the Ranbir Penal Code.
The accused named in the chargesheet include Surinder Singh, who was posted as a meter reader in the Power Development Department and has since retired, along with his wife Meenakshi Bandral and son Kunal Singh. All three are residents of Upper Thathar area in Jammu.
The official said the case was initiated after a detailed verification conducted by the Anti-Corruption Bureau raised serious concerns regarding the financial assets of the accused. During his posting at Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, the then meter reader allegedly amassed movable and immovable properties worth several crores of rupees, both in his own name and in the names of his family members.
The investigation found that the assets were grossly disproportionate to his known and lawful sources of income during the relevant period. The bureau stated that documentary evidence collected during the probe formed the basis for filing the chargesheet before the court.
