Interpol to catch DC absconding in motorway scam

Wahab says motorway funds frozen in six Sindh districts

KARACHI:

Sindh government will contact the federal government to get a red warrant issued through Interpol for arresting the sacked DC of Nowshahro Feroze who is absconding in the Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 Motorway land scam.

Spokesperson to Sindh Government and Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab said this while addressing a press conference in the Sindh Assembly Committee Room.

Funds allocated for motorways have been frozen in six districts of Sindh, Wahab said. Regarding the embezzlement of over Rs2 billion from National Highway Authority (NHA) funds meant for buying land for M6 Motorway, he said, a deputy or assistant commissioner cannot commit such a big job alone, "bank and NHA staff may be involved."

Wahab further said that with reference to the fact-finding inquiry regarding the misappropriation of funds for land in Matiari, the CM has said that action would be taken against the alleged fraudsters.

So far Rs420 million have been recovered and further inquiry is going on and NHA staff may be involved.

Wahab said that some officers of Sindh Bank have been detained and some private people are also suspects in the case.

involved. Irregularities have also been found in it and an FIR has also been registered in Nowshahrofiroz district. The Deputy Commissioner has fled the country on November 18.

Now it has been decided that FIR has been registered that anti-corruption will contact the federal government so that a red warrant can be issued from the Interpol of the former DC.

Sindh government has taken timely action; a big scandal has been able to prevent irregularities due to timely action. By arresting those who consider themselves above the law, the Sindh government has proved that they will not be spared. He also said that the Sindh government will go to the bottom of this matter and if political people join, it will also be against political people and action will be taken. The Sindh Local Government Act empowers the Sindh government to appoint an administrator.

In response to another question, he said that other people have been nominated in Naushero Feroze apart from the DC.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 6^th, 2022.