Jammu, May 27 -- The J&K anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Monday registered a case against former director of tribal affairs department and others for alleged violations in implementing the post-matric scholarships for ST candidates, said officials.

Former director MS Choudhary has now retired.

The case was registered under section 5(1)(c) (d) and section 5(2) of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 and section 120B of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), a spokesperson said.

Along with Choudhary, others booked include Shanaz Akhtar Malik, Humera Banu, Firdous Ahmed, Sham Lal Targotra, Jaffer Hussain Wani, Parshotam Bharadwaj, Ramneek Kour and Puneet Mahajan. Most of the accused are officials from private institutes located in Jammu region. ...