KARACHI: Customs Court Judge Syed Faiz Rasool Rashdi has extended physical remand of accused Muhammad Rafiq Incharge WeBOC Collection Counter, OG-II, National Bank of Pakistan, Customs House Branch, and sent back him to customs department. The suspect was allegedly involved in misusing pay-order of Rs 2,266,383.
During the hearing, investigation officer produced the accused before the court and requested extension of physical remand. On his request, the court extended his physical remand and directed the investigation officer to produce him on the next date of hearing along with progress report.
According to the FIR, customs official received the information that a pay-order number 2626509 dated 03/01/2017 of Rs2,266,383/- was issued by Meezan Bank Limited, Karachi on account of M/s NSB Bearing Private Limited, authorised importer, was illegally and allegedly deposited into PD Account of FA Corporation, whose owner is accused Faiz Sarwar.
According to the prosecution, Muhammad Rafiq was actively involved in this illegal depositing of pay-order. “At the time of deposit of funds into PD Accounts by the NBP, the WeBOC system asks the NTN number of PD Account Holder, in which funds are to be deposited. After entering NTN number by the bank official, the WeBOC system displays name of the PD Account Holder. It is responsibility of concerned functionary of NBP to check the PD account holder name displayed by the WeBO system and the name of authorised importer on pay-order.”
The FIR revealed that only, if both names are matched, the pay-order should be accepted for PD account deposit. Otherwise, it is not allowed. It claimed that Muhammad Rafiq entered the NTN number of accused Faiz Sarwar despite the fact that the pay-order was in the name o M/s NSB Bearing (Pvt) Ltd.
The FIR also mentioned that the co-accused Muhammad Rafiq has submitted false information into WeBOC system electronically in order to defraud the government from its legitimate asset and committed a fiscal fraud as defined under Sections 32A of the Customs Act, 1969, punishable under clause 14A of Section 156(1) of the Customs Act, 1969.
