ACE arrests proclaimed offender

LAHORE:

The Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) claimed to have arrested a suspected proclaimed offender (PO) on Monday. The suspect was identified as Shahid Iqbal. He had allegedly deprived a widow of her property located in Gulberg. The accused had forged thumb impressions to get hold of the victim’s property worth Rs30 million. During an inquiry, Shahid had been found guilty and a case had been registered against him. To evade arrest, he went into hiding and was declared a proclaimed offender. The accused was nabbed by ACE on Monday.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th, 2020.