Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a formal case in connection with a significant financial scam involving misappropriation of government funds and manipulation of official software within the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir.

Following a written complaint, a preliminary enquiry conducted by the ACB revealed serious financial irregularities in the Accounts Section of the Directorate. The enquiry identified two public servants - Javed Ahmad Bhat, Junior Assistant (then In-charge Bill Clerk), and Tawseef Dilshad Zargar, MTS (then Assistant to Bill Clerk) - as key accused in the scam.

According to the ACB, the duo fraudulently tampered with the J&K PaySys software, a sensitive platform use...