Srinagar, Oct 14 (KNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached four immovable properties valued at ?1.31 crore in connection with the infamous 2012 Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test (JKCET) medical question paper leak case.
The seized assets, located in Srinagar and surrounding areas, are owned by Sajad Hussain Bhat, Mohd. Amin Ganie, Suhail Ahmad Wani, and Shabir Ahmad Dar. The attachments were made under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, according to an official statement from the ED's Srinagar zonal office.
The ED’s investigation stemmed from an FIR registered by the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police against Mushtaq Ahmed Peer, the then Chairman of the Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE), and others.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The investigation revealed that Peer, along with co-conspirators including Farooq Ahmad Itoo, Bhat, Ganie, Wani, and Dar, profited ?2.50 crore from selling leaked JKCET 2012 question papers. These illegal gains were used by the accused for personal benefit. All individuals involved have been convicted by the Special Court for Anti-Corruption in Srinagar.
Earlier, the ED had attached assets worth ?60 lakh belonging to Mushtaq Ahmed Peer. A charge sheet was filed against him, and the case is ongoing in the Special PMLA Court in Srinagar. (KNS)