Police Scam: Court extends remand of 10 accused

LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday extended the judicial remand of ten people including former police officials involved in a scam whereby millions of rupees were embezzled from the Accountant General’s Office. Shaukat Ali, Muhammad Ali, Shoaib Sardar, Kashif Iqbal, Imran Shah, Sajawal Ashraf, Gulfam Rasool Khan, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Shakeel and Muhammad Waseem will be produced again in court on July 9.  The latter four are private citizens but were put down as district or highway police officials including sub inspectors and assistant sub inspectors. Over the last year, Muhammad Ahmad received Rs15,232,042 in his account, Gulfam Rasool Rs520,182 and Muhammad Shakeel and Muhammad Waseem received Rs21,456,988 in their accounts from the AG’s Office.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 26^th, 2011.