SRINAGAR: The Anti Corruption Bureau of J&K has registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) cases against Sajid Yousuf Bhat, Chief Financial Officer and Zahoor Ahmad Dar Executive Engineer of Srinagar Smart City Limited.
“ACB, conducted a secret verification into the allegation that Sajid Yousuf Bhat, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Zahoor Ahmad Dar, Executive Engineer both presently posted in Srinagar Smart City Limited have accumulated assets disproportionate to their lawful known source of income & suspects are also living lavish & luxurious lifestyle,” ACB said in a statement to Kashmir Dot Com.
“Sajid Yousuf Bhat owns a commercial property at Rambagh Srinagar having actual price significantly much higher than the value of sale deed paid by suspect, besides multiple bank accounts with suspicious transaction.”
“In this way, public servant namely Sajid Yousuf Bhat S/o Mohammad Yousuf Bhat R/o Namblabal Pampore, A/p Doulatabad Khanyar Srinagar, presently posted as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Srinagar Smart City Limited, has enriched himself illicitly by indulging in corrupt practices which attract commission of offence under section 13(1) (b) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of lawful income. Accordingly, case FIR No. 01/2025 has been registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar,” the statement said.
“Zahoor Ahmad Dar owns lavish multi-storied house at Lane N0. 5, Galibabad, Shalteng Srinagar, one Sedan car, suspicious bank transactions in personal accounts & accounts of his spouse, acquisition of Benami properties & huge assets in form of FDRs.”
“In this way, the public servant namely Zahoor Ahmad Dar, S/o Ab. Razak Dar R/o Takinwaripora Srinagar A/p Galibabad Lane No. 5 Shalteng, Srinagar, presently posted as Executive Engineer, Srinagar Smart City Limited, has enriched himself illicitly by indulging in corrupt practices which prima-facie attract commission of offence under section 13(1)(b) r/w 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for possession of assets which are prima-facie disproportionate to his known sources of lawful income. Accordingly, case FIR N0. 02/2025 has been registered in Police Station ACB Srinagar.”
Search warrants were obtained from the Hon’ble Court of law and searches are underway at different locations associated with these cases and investigation is in progress,” the statement added. (KDC)
