Court reserves order on acquittal plea by ex-DIG, co-accused

The accountability court (AC) hearing a corruption reference against former deputy inspector general (DIG) Deen Mohammad Baloch and others on Monday reserved its order on the pleas for acquittal filed by the accused, all of whom claim innocence. 

The court also issued non-bailable warrants of arrest against absconding accused Ahmed Baloch and Ghulam Akbar Memon. The case investigation officer was directed to submit by July 5 details of movable and immovable properties owned by the absconders so that the court could proceed to declare them proclaimed offenders. 

Deen Muhammad Baloch, who had started his career in the police department as an assistant sub inspector and secured promotion to the rank of DIG in 2003, is accused along with Bukhsh Baloch, Riaz Memon, Ahmed Baloch, Ghulam Akbar Memon and others of misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs170 million. 

Govt workers’ remand 

The Provincial Anti-Corruption Court (PACC) sent four government employees accused of graft and fraud to the central prison on judicial remand.  

The accused – Sajid, Majid Wali, Kareem and Riaz – were employees of the Lines Area Project Office located at Civic Centre and were arrested for fraudulent acts including fake appointments. 

Anti-corruption officials had recovered fake files and records from the possession of the four accused. The court directed the IO to submit a charge sheet against the four men at the next hearing.

Passport officer

The judicial magistrate for District East sent an official of the Regional Passport Office to prison on judicial remand in a fraud case.

On May 19, a team of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Human Trafficking Circle conducted a successful operation at the Regional Passport Office in Malir, Karachi, and arrested an official identified as Tanveer Ahmed. The officer was caught with tainted money and a case was registered under Section 161/109 PPC r/w 5(2) PCA Act-II 1947.