Five govt officials convicted in corruption case

Accused were involved in embezzling millions of rupees

SARGODHA: An Anti-Corruption Court awarded 15 years imprisonment to five accused over corruption charges in Sargodha on Friday. The judgment was announced by Anti-Corruption Court Special Judge Muhammad Azam Saroya.

The prosecution told the court that District Officer Muhammad Saleem, Deputy District Officer Muhammad Khalid, Sub-Engineer Najam Butt, Imtiaz Ahmed and contractor Basharat had embezzled millions of rupees and were involved in other corrupt practices.



The anti-corruption officials arrested the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down 15-year jail term to the accused along with a fine of Rs4.5 million.

Meanwhile, the court also awarded five-year imprisonment to accountants Ashraf Naz and Jahan Khan and imposed a penalty of Rs1.5 million on them for their involvement in corruption.

Earlier in September 2017, a court convicted three government officials for their involvement in embezzling millions of rupees in Sargodha.



The judgment was announced by Anti-Corruption Court Judge Muhammad Azam Saroya. The prosecution told the court that accountant Fazalur Rehman, clerk Ahmad Khan and Rescue 1122 official Safdar Iqbal had embezzled millions of rupees from the salaries of the staff, prepared bogus appointment orders and misused petrol funds.

The anti-corruption officers nabbed the accused and presented the challan before the court. After hearing the arguments, the judge handed down 20 years jail term to Fazalur Rehman and a fine of Rs3.8 million.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16^th, 2017.