POONCH, July 28, 2025 : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Jammu and Kashmir has registered a formal case against a former Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) employee posted in the office of the Collector Agrarian Reforms (ACR), Poonch, and others, over the alleged embezzlement of ₹55.99 lakh from government accounts.
The FIR (No. 03/2025) has been registered under Sections 7, 13(1)(a) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), along with Sections 120-B, 467, and 471 of the IPC. The case stems from a complaint filed by ADC Poonch, Tahir Mustafa Malik (JKAS), against Mohd. Jameel, MTS, who served in the ACR office from January 2019 to October 2023.
According to an ACB statement, an internal committee led by ADDC Poonch Sandesh Kumar Sharma confirmed fraudulent withdrawals totaling ₹55,99,947 from three official CD accounts maintained at J&K Bank, Poonch City branch. Jameel allegedly forged the signatures of DDOs or used his own to process fake invoices and siphon off the funds.
Investigations also reveal that part of the stolen money was funneled into the accounts of Jameel’s relatives and unidentified individuals, with bank officials complicit in processing the forged documents despite discrepancies with specimen signatures.
The ACB stated that the fraud was the result of a well-planned conspiracy between Jameel and unnamed bank personnel, causing substantial loss to the public exchequer and illegal enrichment of the accused.
Following the FIR, ACB teams conducted simultaneous searches at the accused’s premises in Poonch, accompanied by magistrates and independent witnesses. Seized documents are now under detailed scrutiny as the investigation progresses.
