Fake bank accounts case: NAB files third reference with AC

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday filed a third reference with the accountability court in the fake bank accounts case.

Thirteen accused, including the Omi Group CEO Abdul Ghani Majeed, Manahil Majeed, and former secretary Sindh Ijaz Ahmed, are nominated in the reference. The NAB alleged that the accused had illegally got contract from the Sindh government and bought plots with the help of corruption money through fake bank accounts.

After the scrutiny of papers, the accountability court registrar forwarded the case to the court of Judge Arshad Malik. In the third NAB reference, the accused face allegations that they allotted the land unlawfully by misusing their powers and transferred money through the fake bank accounts. The reference further claims that the accused caused Rs2.5 billion loss to the national exchequer through illegal land allotments.