FIA nabs four for illegal allotment of CAA land

32 suspects including CAA officers have been nominated in two cases

KARACHI:

In a case pertaining to illegal allotment of nine acres of valuable land of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have arrested a private individual and three CAA officers.

According to sources, the FIA's Corporate Crime Circle has registered two cases and arrested the suspects. According to sources, the arrested officers include Zarin Gul Durrani, Muhammad Younis Durrani, Syed Muhammad Kaleem and private person Mushtaq. A total of 32 suspects have been nominated in the two cases registered by FIA.

The nominated suspects include former commissioner, deputy commissioner, assistant commissioner, land revenue officials and Land Utilisation Department secretary. The CAA estate department officials and other private individuals are also among the people accused of helping in illegal sale of CAA land.

The nominated suspects also include a man named Arsalan, who was involved in the recent alleged occupation of the CAA lands. The FIA raided the house of ex-assistant commissioner. However, Shah was not present at home as he had allegedly received the information about the raid. A team of FIA personnel from different circles was formed to arrest the suspect.