JIT finds Ayyan involved in currency smuggling after investigation: sources
ISLAMABAD: A joint investigation team has imposed charges of ‘currency smuggling’ on model Ayyan Ali in the challan of the case, while the court trial of the model is likely to start on June 15.
However, the JIT made for probing the case was dissolved after completion of its task, as it has submitted a challan in the court after investigation into the case.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had formed the JIT comprising officials of the Customs Inland Revenue and Customs Intelligence and Investigation, which was headed by Islamabad Customs Additional Collector Abdul Waheed Marwat, to probe the case.
It is important to mention here that model Ayyan Ali has been in hot waters since she was arrested by the customs authorities at the Rawalpindi airport for allegedly smuggling more than $500,000 to Dubai.
To dissolve the JIT, a letter was written by the head of investigation team, Addul Waheel Marwat, on which the FBR issued a notification for disbanding the team as it is not needed further.
Talking to Customs Today, Deputy Collector Yawar Nawaz said that the challan has been filed in the court and it was expected that court trial of Ayyan will begin on June 15. He also revealed that the JIT has concluded its investigation and imposed charges of currency smuggling on the supermodel, adding that investigations were conducted on merit.
on the other hand, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has refused the customs request for decoding the mobile data of model Ayyan, therefore, JIT has to submit the challan without the record of mobile phone in the court.
Besides, Collector Zeba Hai has directed all officials of the collectorate to perform their duties honestly, keeping an eye on unscrupulous elements involved in currency smuggling and other crimes.
