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Fake bank accounts scam: NAB arrests housing society chief

The Rawalpindi National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has made another arrest in multi-billion fake Bank account scam with arresting Chairman, Overseas Cooperative Housing Society.

By Asim Yasin
November 22, 2019

ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi National Accountability Bureau (NAB) made another arrest in multi-billion fake Bank account scam on Thursday with arresting Chairman, Overseas Cooperative Housing Society, Muhammad Aijaz Haroon, on allegation of laundered unexplained money of the Omni Group in grab of 12 fake plots files and receive illegal gains Rs144 million from two fake bank accounts.

The arrest of Overseas Cooperative Housing Society Chairman in case of investigation against the holders of public office, legal persons and others in fake bank accounts scam regarding illegal allotment of plots of Overseas Cooperative Housing Society (kidney Hill) Ltd and its payment from fake account.

According to NAB, accused Muhammad Aijaz Haroon, being chairman and secretary of Overseas Cooperative Housing Society misused his authority by creating 12 fake plots files in the name of fictitious allottees.

Overseas Cooperative Housing Society Chairman, Muhammad Ijaz Haroon, also laundered unexplained money of the Omni Group in grab of 12 fake plots files and received illegal gains of Rs144 million approximately from two fake bank accounts namely M/s Lucky International and M/s A-ONE international.