Avinash Azad
The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a disproportionate assets case against Vijay Singh Choudhary, a serving Inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and brother of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, alleging that he amassed properties worth crores of rupees beyond his known sources of income.
An FIR (No. 02/2026) has been lodged at Police Station ACB Central under Section 13(1)(b) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Mr. Choudhary is currently posted in the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Sources familiar with the probe said a contractor based in Jammu, popularly known as “Mr Toppi”, is also under scrutiny for alleged business associations with the Choudhary family. Investigators are examining financial transactions and partnership arrangements to ascertain whether any wider nexus exists.
In an official statement, the Bureau said a verification into allegations of disproportionate assets prima facie established that the officer had acquired over 10 immovable properties — including houses, shops and parcels of land measuring nearly 100 kanals — allegedly valued in crores. The properties, the ACB said, were mostly purchased in the names of family members, relatives and other associates.
Following the registration of the case, search warrants were obtained from the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Jammu. Raids were conducted at multiple premises, including Mr. Choudhary’s residence at Santokh Vihar, Kaluchak in Jammu, his ancestral house at Nonial in Nowshera (Rajouri), and business establishments comprising a stone crusher and a tile factory at Tutte-di-Khui, Bajalta.
Additional searches were carried out at other locations in Jammu under Section 185 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).The Bureau said incriminating documents were seized during the searches. Scrutiny of financial records, property transactions and business dealings is under way.
The action comes amid ongoing joint surprise checks by the ACB at stone crushers and mining-related sites across Bajalta (Jammu), Gandyal (Kathua), Kaller and Doongi (Rajouri), as well as at the District Mineral Office, Rajouri, and mining blocks at Saranu (Rajouri), Anji (Reasi) and Arnas (Reasi). Officials indicated that the investigation may also examine possible irregularities linked to the mining sector.
While no other person has been formally named in the FIR so far, officials said the scope of the investigation could widen if evidence points to benami holdings or collusive arrangements. The case is among the more prominent disproportionate assets investigations involving a serving police officer in recent months, underscoring what officials describe as a continued drive against corruption within public institutions.
