
The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has arrested three officers of the Public Works Department (PWD) and the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) for allegedly manipulating official records to include ineligible individuals in the list of affected persons from Mouza Thalla and help them secure plots in Islamabad's Sector G-14/3 and its sub-sectors.
According to authorities, following an inquiry, the FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad registered a case against FGEHA Deputy Director Muhammad Munir, PWD Assistant Executive Engineers Meraj Afridi and Irfan Qureshi, and FGEHA Sub-Engineer/Surveyor Naeem Akhtar, along with Patwari Shakir Hussain and several private individuals.
They are accused of manipulating records and fraudulently including unauthorised individuals in the list of victims from Mouza Thalla Syedan, Sector G-14/3, and its sub-sectors. Charges include fraud, deception, alleged bribery, criminal conspiracy, and aiding and abetting. FIA officials said the accused helped unauthorised individuals obtain plots and compensation.
While the investigation was underway, a team raided various locations and arrested PWD Assistant Executive Engineers Meraj Afridi and Irfan Qureshi, along with FGEHA Sub-Engineer/Surveyor Naeem Akhtar.
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