ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has deposited Rs2200 million in the national exchequer after recovering the money from ‘corrupt elements’ during the last nine months.
According to the NAB, it has arrested 330 people in different cases. The anti-graft body has filed more than 1,200 corruption references in respective accountability courts across different parts of the country. The bureau is also planning to file applications for early hearing of all the references under trial.
Meanwhile, NAB Sukkur has apprehended a proclaimed offender, absconder and impersonator Irshad Ali Channa.
According to details, a private person using cell number 0336-9659963 has continuously been calling Government officers/officials, politicians, bankers, private persons and extorting money from them, said a press release.
After investigations its was transpired that the mobile number 0336-9659963 of impersonator/ fake NAB officer was registered in the name of Ameer Badshah S/o Zargoon Shah, a resident of Kohat.
It was further came on record that the above mentioned cell number is being misused by somebody else, who is falsely claiming himself as NAB Officer.
This number was further traced though Intelligence authorities, who tracked down actual culprit as Irshad Ali Channa S/o Muhammad Yousuf Channa, a resident of Jamshoro having CNIC No. 41504-0342765-1. The NAB Sukkur Intelligence team with the support of Jamshoro Police traced and arrested Irshad Ali Channa S/o M. Yousuf Channa, the Impersonator, who was calling himself as NAB Officer. As per the source information and interrogation with imposter Irshad Ali Channa, he has confessed that he has extorted money officers of Govt Departments, Politicians and private persons.
