A banking court in the port city sought a reply from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) – under investigation in the fake bank accounts case – prayed upon the court for an upgrade in prison facilities.
The group’s owner is currently in judicial remand as FIA investigates his alleged role in money laundering of Rs35 billion through fake bank accounts.
In the petition, the accused maintained that he was an educated person hence deserved the right to B-class jail. The court sought recommendations from the FIA on the plea and directed it to submit a reply.
It is pertinent to note that the banking court previously sustained a petition, seeking an upgrade to B-class jail while a reply from the FIA is awaited.
The case
The FIA had taken him into custody on August 15 from outside the Supreme Court where he and his family members appeared before the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, which was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to alleged money laundering of Rs35 billion through fake accounts.
Subsequently, the names of his four family members besides his own were placed on the Exit Control List on the apex court’s order.
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