Disproportionate assets: ACB registers case against Director State Motor Garages
Jammu, Nov 27: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a disproportionate assets case against Director State Motor Garages (SMG) Malik Tahir Gani.
During the course of investigation, after warrants from the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, searches were also conducted at his two residential houses in Srinagar; quarter at Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and official premises at New Plot, Jammu.
An ACB spokesperson said, “Based on a specific input, a secret verification was conducted by the Bureau into the allegations of possession of huge disproportionate assets by Malik Tahir Gani, son of Abdul Gani Malik, resident of H No 185-A, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar, at present Quarter No 55-C Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, presently posted as Director, State Motor Garages, J&K.”
The verification, as per ACB spokesperson, revealed that the suspect while posted in different places and departments like ARTO Anantnag, Pulwama and Director State Motor Garages J&K, raised huge assets in the shape of plots, houses, shops, shopping complexes, bank accounts etc in his name as well as in the name of his family members and relatives, which were found highly disproportionate to his known sources of income.
On the basis of the verification conducted, a prima facie case of criminal misconduct was found made out against the accused Malik Tahir Gani, Director State Motor Garages, J&K under offences punishable U/S 13(1)(b) r/w section 13 (2) of PC Act 1988.
Accordingly, a formal case FIR No 11/2025 was registered at Police Station ACB Central for investigation.
“During the course of investigation, search warrants were obtained for conducting searches from the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu. Thereafter, searches were conducted by the ACB teams at 4 different locations which included his residential houses at Sanat Nagar Srinagar, residential house at Hyderpora Srinagar, residential quarter at 55-C Gandhi Nagar, Jammu and official premises at New Plot, Jammu,” ACB spokesperson said.
“During the course of search incriminating material was recovered and seized as evidence in the instant case. Further investigation of the case is going on,” he stated.
