NAB arrests man in embezzlement

Accused committed an offence of abetting in misappropriation of public funds, said NAB spokesperson

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lahore took custody of Muhammad Shakeel Khan over alleged misappropriation of public funds in a case of inquiry against ex-accountant general Punjab (AGP) Zahid Rashid, where it was alleged that Rs92 million had been embezzled through fake claims.



According to NAB spokesman, the accused committed an offence of abetting in misappropriation of public funds by interfering in operations of AG Punjab Office despite being a private person. The accused took token machine under his custody and later embossed token in triplicate on the fake claims of Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) through the token machine.

The accused got the said fake claims punched in the system and used it to influence the staff of AG Punjab Office to ignore all pre-audit mechanisms and immediately process fake bills.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6^th, 2017.