Jammu Kashmir: Anti-Corruption Bureau files FIR against 5 officials over ST scholarship scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a case on Wednesday against five officials, including a former director, along with several private individuals, for their alleged involvement in misappropriating funds under the post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in Jammu Kashmir.
The FIR, filed under the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Corruption Act, names the then director of tribal affairs, Mohammad Sharief Choudhary, former assistant director Muzaffar Wani, junior assistant Gulzar Hussain, in-charge computer assistant Javed Ahmed, and head assistant Shaheen Naqishbandi.
Several private individuals associated with educational institutions in the Rajouri and Poonch districts are also implicated, according to an ACB spokesperson.
The investigation uncover...