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Fake bank accounts case: NAB recovers Rs2.12 billion

Fake bank accounts case: NAB recovers Rs2.12 billion
July 30, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The National Accountability (NAB) Rawalpindi recovered Rs 2.12 billion in the fake accounts case. According to the reports, NAB Chairman Justice (rtd) Javed Iqbal accepted plea-bargain request of Asif Mehmood and Arif in Nooriabad Power Company and Sindh transmission funds corruption cases. The corruption watchdog body has mentioned that the final petition for plea bargain will be submitted in the accountability court. The NAB stated that the suspects, along with the Sindh officials, were involved in corruption through fake auctions. The NAB officers Younus Khan and Hammad Kamal investigated the suspects. During the investigation, the suspects filed a plea bargain which was accepted by Javed Iqbal. The sources cited that the anti-graft watchdog body has already arrested 25 suspects in fake bank accounts case. Meanwhile, the NAB has recovered nearly three billion rupees while the references are being filed in the fake accounts case.