Jammu, August 25, 2025 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has recovered incriminating documents and digital devices during raids in Jammu and Udhampur as part of its money laundering probe into the alleged illegal grabbing of custodian land.
Officials said at least nine locations in Jammu and one in Udhampur were searched on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The case involves the alleged encroachment of 502.5 kanals (62.8 acres) of custodian land, reportedly facilitated by patwaris, tehsildars, middlemen, and land grabbers.
Among those under the scanner are patwari-rank officers Pranav Dev Singh and Rahul Kai, along with Naib Tehsildar Akeel Ahmed, whose premises were also searched.
The ED said it seized asset records, revenue files, and digital evidence connected to the case. The money laundering investigation stems from an FIR lodged by the J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2022 over corruption and encroachment of custodian land belonging to evacuees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
