Archive · 31 Jan 2026
ACB files chargesheet in 2011 Jammu ration fraud case
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Jammu has filed a chargesheet against nine people, including government officials, for a fraud that happened in 2011.
The fraud was about giving ration (food supplies) to families that did not exist.
This happened in a village called Khandwal in Jammu district.
The officials gave ration to 188 fake families, but only 26 BPL (Below Poverty Line) and 17 AAY (Antodaya Anna Yojana) families were real.
This fraud caused a loss of Rs 30.33 lakh to the government.
The case was registered in 2011, and the chargesheet was filed in 2015.
Four of the accused have since died.
ACB filed a chargesheet against nine officials and others for misappropriating ration meant for BPL and AAY beneficiaries in Khandwal village, Jammu.
The fraud involved issuing ration to 188 non-existent families, causing an estimated loss of Rs 30.33 lakh to the state exchequer.
Only 26 BPL and 17 AAY families were found to be genuine during verification.
The case was registered on August 10, 2011, and the chargesheet was filed on January 31, 2015.
Four of the accused have died since the case was registered.
- Who
- Nine officials and other persons of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department
- What
- Misappropriation of ration meant for BPL and AAY beneficiaries
- When
- Chargesheet filed on January 31, 2015; case registered on August 10, 2011
- Where
- Khandwal village, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- Alleged fraudulent issuance and misappropriation of ration to non-existent families
- Case Registration Date
- August 10, 2011
- Estimated Loss to Exchequer
- Rs 30.33 lakh
- Number of Fake Families
- 188
- Genuine BPL Families Found
- 26
- Genuine AAY Families Found
- 17
- Number of Accused
- 9
- Number of Deceased Accused
- 4