Mehran University housing society scam unearthed

Registrar Cooperative Department Sindh Muhammad Hussain Baloch has said that after due process and thorough inquiries, ex-management of Mehran University Employees Cooperative Housing Society, Jamshoro, was found guilty of irregularities, misuse of power and embezzlement of society funds.

He said that the former management was not only trying to hide facts through press conferences and protests but also managing to escape from accountability process, according to a communiqué here on Sunday.

Hussain Baloch said that it was on the record that the former management of the varsity's society was given ample opportunity to ensure corrective measures including membersip rights to residents, transparent execution of development works to facilitate allottees but they failed miserably to perform their functions as per true spirit of Cooperative Act/Rules 2020. After supersession notification issued by the Secretary of Cooperative Department Sindh and in compliance of it , a team of Cooperative department reached to take the charge of the said society office.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 24^th, 2023.