Overview
- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti‑Corruption Bureau registered FIR No. 01/2026 on Friday, May 22, 2026, naming Assistant Executive Engineer Ashiq Hussain Rather in a case under Section 13(1)(b) read with 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
- Court‑issued search warrants were used to conduct inspections at the engineer’s residential and official premises in Doda and Kishtwar in the presence of magistrates and independent witnesses.
- The ACB said its verification identified immovable and movable assets that appear disproportionate to declared income, including a five‑storey house on Court Road Doda, land in Udrana and Sunjawan, bank deposits, jewellery, and costly electronics.
- Investigators are collecting evidence through forensic accounting and seizures with the option to move for asset attachment and to seek prosecution sanction before anti‑corruption courts.
- The ACB, which operates under the J&K Lieutenant Governor’s oversight, will forward case diaries and charges to the competent court once investigations and sanction processes are complete, which could affect the officer’s service status and family‑held assets.