Case lodged against 250 accused for attacking NAB team

SUKKUR: The Civil Lines Police of Jacobabad on Thursday registered an FIR of the attack on a NAB team against 250 accused, including Zaffar Buriro, Khadim Bhutto, Waseem Jakhrani and others. It had gone to arrest Ejaz Jakhrani.

SHO Muhammad Sharif Mahar said the NAB Sukkur had sent a letter for registering the FIR, but no NAB official visited the police station to register the case. He said a case was registered on the complaint of the State as no NAB official reached the police station.

Meanwhile, the National Accountability Bureau on Thursday rejected the statement of Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani and termed it an effort to influence the under trial cases against Syed Khursheed Shah and Ejaz Jakhrani.

A spokesman for NAB termed Ghani's statement as contrary to the facts, baseless and misleading. The anti-graft watchdog has also decided to review the statement of Ghani under the NAB Ordinance, afterwards the law will take its course, he said.

The spokesman clarified that NAB has filed two references against Ejaz Jakhrani and Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh in the Accountability Court, Sukkur. It may be mentioned that the Sindh High Court had rejected the bail application of Ejaz Jakhrani on June 25, 2021. A team of NAB reached the residence of Jakhrani to arrest him but an unruly mob injured the NAB officers and damaged their vehicles. A team of the NAB Sukkur visited Police Station Jacobabad to register an FIR against the mob on June 29, 2021 and duly informed the SSP Jacoabad, who did not cooperate and had not taken any action against the unruly mob.

On June 29, 2021, an application was moved by NAB Sukkur against Rafey Jakhrani, Mujeeb Jakhrani, Khadim Bhutto, Zafar Brieo and others to the SSP Jacobabad but the SSP did not provide them protection. A team of NAB when it visited the SSP Jacobabad to inquire about the fate of the application, the SSP said the application has been referred to the Inspector General Police, Sindh, for approval. NAB has decided to file a petition in a relevant forum for registration of the case against the culprits on charges of obstructing public servants from discharging their duties. Commenting about Khursheed Shah's case, the spokesman said NAB has also filed a case against Khursheed Shah in the NAB Court Sukkur, which is under trial. The bail application of Khursheed Shah has been rejected by the Sindh High Court and Khursheed Shah was on judicial remand. The complaint verification and inquiry against Haleem Adil Sheikh was continuing by the NAB Karachi after the permission of the competent authority.