The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle has registered a case against six suspects — including three bank officials and two private individuals — for allegedly withdrawing Rs900 million from an overseas Pakistani’s account through fake signatures and fraudulent means.
According to FIA officials, the case was lodged on the complaint of overseas Pakistani Muhammad Umair, son of Abdul Rahim.
He stated that while he was abroad, his relative Fazal Ahmed Shah’s account details were obtained fraudulently and misused. The accused allegedly forged signatures to withdraw US$ 128,500 from Shah’s bank account.
The nominated suspects include former bank branch managers Saeed Alvi and Shehzad Arif, current branch manager Usman Khan, account holder Hassan Raza, customer officer Fariha Safdar, and Saeed Alvi’s wife, Saima Akhtar. FIA said employees from different banks were involved in the scam.
A case has been registered under Sections 409, 419, 420, 467, 471, 477A, 109, 5(2)47 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
FIA Faisalabad Zone Director Sikandar Hayat has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) led by SHO Ajmal Hussain, Inspector Sarwar Asghar, and Sub-Inspector Taimoor Haider to probe the matter. FIA sources further revealed that a close relative of a Faisalabad Bar office-bearer has also been nominated in the case.
