NAB arrests DSP Mardan for illegally accumulating assets worth millions

Illegal assets worth millions were unearthed following various complaints of illegal detention of innocent people.

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) chapter on Friday arrested a serving Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) for allegedly accumulating assets worth millions of rupees through illegal means.

As per details, the case of illegal assets of the accused was primarily unearthed following various complaints reported to the Peshawar court regarding the illegal detention of innocent people against the accused, then serving as Station House Officer (SHO) Hayatabad, Peshawar. He was later promoted to DSP (City) District Mardan.

Taking note of the highhandedness, the court had directed the director general of NAB K-P to investigate and unearth the illegal assets of the accused accumulated through ill-gotten gains.

In compliance of the directives, NAB K-P initiated an inquiry into the matter, which was subsequently converted into an investigation and an FIR was lodged against the accused in NAB K-P.

The findings of the investigations confirmed the allegations that properties worth millions of rupees had been purchased during his tenure as SHO Hayatabad.