J&K Deputy CM’s brother in ACB net
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police early on Wednesday morning swooped down on multiple locations, including the residence of a serving police officer, Vijay Singh Choudhary, brother of Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, in connection with a disproportionate assets probe.
Vijay Choudhary is serving as an Inspector in the Jammu and Kashmir Police. He was sent on deputation for a period of two years to Ladakh in September 2025.The raid commenced early in the morning at his residence in the Santokh Vihar-Kalochak area of the city.
Several other locations, including a private unit of his son, were also raided by the sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. “We are searching the residence of Vijay Choudhary. The search is being conducted in connection with “disproportionate assets”, officials said.
According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the Anti-Corruption Wing, “Based on a specific input, a verification was conducted by J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau into the allegations of possession of huge disproportionate assets by Vijay Singh Choudhary, Inspector J&K Police S/o Jia Lal Choudhary R/o Nonial, Nowshera District Rajouri A/P Santokh Vihar, Kaluchack, Jammu posted in UT of Ladakh, which revealed that the suspect while posted in different places raised huge assets amounting to crores of rupees which were found highly disproportionate to his known sources of income”.
Verification revealed that more than 10 properties in the shape of houses, shops & plots of land in 100 kanals valued in crores have been raised by him, mostly in the name of family members, his relatives and others.
Based on the verification conducted, a prima facie case of criminal misconduct was found made out against the accused Vijay Singh Choudhary, Inspector J&K Police, under offences punishable U/S 13(1)(b) r/w Section 13 (2) of the PC Act 1988. Accordingly, a formal case FIR No 02/2026 was registered at P/S ACB Central, and an investigation was taken up.
During the course of the investigation, search warrants were obtained for conducting searches from the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu. Thereafter, searches were conducted by the ACB teams at different locations, which include his residential houses at Santokh Vihar, Kaluchak, Jammu, residential house at Nonial, Nowshera, Rajouri, business premises Stone Crusher and Tile Factory situated at Tutte di Khui, Bajalta, and Jammu. Also, on the basis of information revealed during the investigation, some other locations of Jammu were searched in terms of Section 185 BNSS.
During the search, incriminating documents have been recovered and seized in the case. Further investigation of the case is going on.
Meanwhile, reacting strongly to the ongoing raids at the residence of his brother, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary passionately defended his brother and said the action was driven by revenge.
“This fight has begun, and we will fight it legally. We have faith in India’s judiciary and in many good officers in Jammu and Kashmir who will ensure justice. If Vijay Singh is wrong, then he should be punished,” Choudhary told reporters here. Defending his brother’s service record, Choudhary said the officer had fought militancy in Gursai, Thanamandi, Doda, and Supwal, and built a reputation for taking on militants and criminals wherever he was posted.
“He is an officer whose entire career, background and service record reflect a consistent fight against militancy and crime. Wherever he served, he earned a name for his courage and professionalism,” Choudhary said. The National Conference leader termed the raid an attempt to “intimidate and malign” his family.
He alleged that internal rivalry within the police department was behind the stalling of his brother’s promotion. “Those sitting at the top who think that some hidden treasure will be found in this house will find nothing. You saw the actions taken earlier - what has been recovered so far? Many files come to me where people are caught red-handed and later cleared. So this is a debate”, he said. “We are not afraid. We know who we are and what we stand for. Truth will ultimately prevail,” Choudhary added.
