Srinagar, July 29 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday booked a multi-tasking staff (MTS) employee for alleged embezzlement of Rs 55.99 lakh from government accounts in Poonch district, officials said.

"A formal case has been registered against multi-tasking staff Mohammad Jameel, previously posted in the office of the collector, agrarian reforms, in Poonch," an ACB spokesperson said.

The case was registered following a miscellaneous verification conducted by the ACB, based on a complaint lodged by Tahir Mustafa Malik, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, against Jameel for embezzling an amount of Rs 55,99,947 from government accounts, he said.

The verification revealed that an enquiry into the matter had ...