MULTAN: The Excise and Taxation Multan Division officials were allegedly involved in forged registration of vehicles by issuing illegal MNC serial registration on the fake receipts. Director Excise and Taxation Multan Jaam Siraaj , ETO Fakhar Zaman, Malik Altaaf, Azhar Khan, Najam Saqib, Aslam Niazi, and Jamil Sippra have been found involved in embezzlement of Rs 25 million on the vehicles registration and token tax fee. All eight suspended officials are directed to report in the Lahore Secretariat and their entrance on the premises of the Multan Excise and Taxation Office has been barred during their suspension.
Secretary Excise also ordered to seal the whole record of the department to secure it from any change. Secretary Excise and Taxation Punjab Ahmad Bilal received serious complaints against the officials with concrete evidence and he had visited the Excise office last month and took some important records into his custody. During audit it was found that these officials have registered vehicles on the bogus receipts and deposited registration as well as token fees of the vehicles in the other bank accounts. The details of the bank transactions have also been obtained during interrogation.
These suspended officials have also issued fake receipts to large number of vehicle owners and their exact figure will also come out soon. All suspended officials will present themselves in front of inquiry board to record their statements in embezzlements of almost more than Rs 25 million.
Director Iftikhar Bhalli has been given the charge of Multan Excise and Taxation in place of Jaam Siraaj and Excise and Taxation Officer Yousaf Virk taken charge on the directions of Secretary Excise and Taxation Multan.
