# ACB registers three FIRs, JKAS officer booked in two cases

2026-09-17T18:42:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered three separate FIRs against officers and officials. A disproportionate assets case was filed against Ashwani Kumar, an employee of the Motor Vehicle Department, for allegedly acquiring assets including shops, plots, flats and vehicles disproportionate to his income. Two FIRs were filed against Sheeba Inayat, a JKAS officer, the then Block Development Officer and later Assistant Director in the CAPD. One case is for disproportionate assets including a five-storeyed commercial complex and plots. The other involves alleged malpractices in PDS foodgrain distribution from June 2013 to June 2015, causing a wrongful loss of Rs 2.61 crore to the exchequer. Searches were conducted at the residential and office premises of the accused and incriminating material was seized, the ACB said. Further investigation in all three cases is underway.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both sources report the ACB's FIRs identically, presenting the official account without any critical framing or alternative perspective. greaterkashmir.com leads with the Motor Vehicle Department employee before the JKAS officer, while rediff.com foregrounds the JKAS officer in the headline. The uniformity of neutral-report coverage across outlets means the story remains a straight crime-and-investigation report. The key question is whether the investigation leads to chargesheets and convictions, especially in the PDS case involving quantified losses of Rs 2.61 crore.

## Coverage

- greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) <https://www.greaterkashmir.com/jammu-kashmir/acb-registers-3-firs-female-jkas-officer-booked-in-2-cases-12545450>
  Straight wire style reporting, no commentary or slant.
- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/news/report/jk-acb-files-firs-against-jkas-officer-for-corruption/20260917.htm>
  Straight wire style reporting, no commentary or slant.

Tags: Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau, Public Distribution System, Sheeba Inayat
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