Government official booked in corruption case

State Vigilance Organisation today conducted simultaneous raids at five places in connection with a disproportionate assets case registered against an official of excise and taxation department.
The case was registered under various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act against Sub-Inspector of Excise and Taxation Department Javid Ahmad Shah alias "Rafiqui", a resident of Drusoo village of Pulwama, for possession of assets disproportionate to his known sources of income, a SVO spokesman said here.
He said the case was registered this morning after a verification revealed that the official by alleged abuse of his official position indulged in corrupt practices and accumulated assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

"After obtaining search warrant from the Court, simultaneous searches were conducted at five different places including the residential, official and business premises of the accused official and the residential houses of his relatives at Shopian, Pulwama and Qazigund in south Kashmir.
"During the course of search, incriminating documents were seized which are being scrutinised," the spokesman said adding the investigation of the case is in progress.