KARACHI: Acting Judge of the Customs Taxation and Anti-Smuggling Court Syed Arshad Noor Khan has sent a suspect, Mohsin son of Abdul Ghaffar, to Central Jail Karachi on judicial remand, who was booked for removing a pay order illegally.
The court also directed the jail authority to produce him before the court on the next date of hearing.
During the hearing, investigation officer, Muhammad Qadeer Khan, Appraising Officer Customs Collectorate of Appraisement East Customs House Karachi produced the suspect before the customs court and informed that he was arrested on June 13, 2017 for removing a pay order bearing no: 2429168 dated 3.11.2016 of Rs 2,361,259 issued by MCB Bank Karachi illegally. The pay order was received from the securities section of the collectorate and was deposited the into an unauthorized WeBOC PD account of an unauthorized importer, Muhammad Rehman Khan, proprietor of M/s Khan Traders.
After his arguments, the court sent the suspect to jail and directed the investigation officer to complete the investigation and submit a charge sheet.
According to the prosecution, the case was registered against accused under section 32A of the Customs Act 1969 punishable under clauses 14A of section 156 (1) of the Customs Act 1969.
