SRINAGAR — The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) initiated its first raid in the Fire Services scam investigation, targeting the residence of Mohammad Yaqoob Dar, a retired KAS officer, in Batangoo area of southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Dar, son of the late Abdul Wahab Dar, formerly served as Chairman (Technical) and Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) in the Fire and Emergency Department.
An unnamed official, quoted by the Srinagar-based news agency KDC, said that the raid, led by a DySP rank officer, was carried out in connection with FIR number 1 of 2025 registered at the Police Station Central Kashmir.
The case involves irregularities committed in the selection process of Fireman/Fireman Drivers in the Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES) Department.
The individuals who are under investigation by the ACB include members of the Departmental Recruitment Board, including the Chairman, Members of the Technical Committee, officers/officials of F&ES Department, who remained associated with the recruitment process, M/S LMES IT LLP through its main partner Maharaj Krishan Wali, beneficiaries and others.
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