Jammu, Oct. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched a criminal investigation into a large-scale evacuee property land scam involving senior government officials and private beneficiaries. The case centers on the illegal exchange and manipulation of prime evacuee land located on Gupkar Road, one of Srinagar's most valuable areas.

While addressing press conference as per KNS, Senior Superintendent Police, ACB Javid Hassan said that officials from the Revenue Department and the Custodian Evacuee Property Department colluded with private individuals to execute an unlawful land swap. About 17 marlas of evacuee land were exchanged with property of far lesser value at another site.

The exchange was carried out without the mandatory...