ACB files DA case against J&K Police Inspector
Jammu, Feb 25: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (JKACB) on Wednesday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Vijay Singh Choudhary, Inspector, J&K Police following a verification conducted on the basis of specific input.
Based on a specific input, a verification was conducted by J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau into the allegations of possession of huge disproportionate assets by Vijay Singh Choudhary, Inspector J&K Police S/o Jia Lal Choudhary R/o Nonial, Nowshera District Rajouri A/P Santokh Vihar, Kaluchack, Jammu posted in UT of Ladakh, which revealed that the suspect while posted in different places raised huge assets amounting to crores of rupees which were found highly disproportionate to his known sources of income, the statement reads.
They said the verification further revealed that more than 10 properties in the shape of houses, shops & plots of land in 100 of kanals valued in crores have been raised by him mostly in the name of family members, his relatives and others.
On the basis of the verification conducted, a prima facie case of criminal misconduct was found made out against the accused Vijay Singh Choudhary, Inspector J&K Police under offences punishable U/S 13(1)(b) r/w section 13 (2) of PC Act 1988. Accordingly, a formal case FIR No. 02/2026 was registered at P/S ACB Central and investigation was taken up.
During the course of investigation, search warrants were obtained for conducting searches from the Hon’ble court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu. Thereafter, searches were conducted by the ACB teams at different locations which include his residential houses at Santokh Vihar, Kaluchak, Jammu; residential house at Nonial, Nowshera, Rajouri; business premises Stone Crusher and Tile Factory situated at Tutte di Khui, Bajalta, Jammu. Also on the basis of information revealed during investigation, some other locations of Jammu were searched in terms of section 185 BNSS.
During search, incriminating documents have been recovered and seized in the case.
Further investigation of the case is going on, the statement reads.
