Srinagar, July 1 -- In an official statement, the ACB said it registered FIR No. 12/2025 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018), and Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), against DDC member Mohammad Shaban Chopan, son of Ghulam Qadir Chopan, and his tout Ghulam Mohammad Khathana, son of Mukeem Khathana-both residents of Dara Harwan.

The case was filed following a written complaint received by the ACB, alleging that the DDC member and his aide demanded Rs.5 lakh from the complainant for securing the necessary official clearances for his educational institution, Scholars Boarding School, established at Dara. The complainant claimed he was pressured through an orchestrated official inspe...