Ex-banker steals Rs1m from beggar, gets bail too

KARACHI:

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has granted bail to a former branch manager of a commercial bank involved in a fraud case, in which Rs1 million was siphoned from the account of a homeless beggar, Darya Khan, in Hyderabad.

While appearing before the SHC bench, the defence lawyer argued that his client had no involvement in the fraud, and pointed out that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had not included the primary suspect in the case.

During the proceedings, the court remarked that even the account of a beggar was not spared from fraud. "Has the beggar claimed that someone took his mobile phone or SIM card?" the court remarked, questioning the security of the account.

The bank's counsel argued that no money had been deposited into the accused's account, and clarified that the accused had only provided the customer's information. Meanwhile, the defence lawyer stated that the fraud had been carried out using a mobile number belonging to Zeeshan, with the stolen funds transferred to an account held by a female accused, Ayesha.

The deputy attorney general informed the court that the FIA's investigation was ongoing, and more suspects would be named based on further findings.