KP NAB arrests banker, two others for corruption in WWB land acquisition

16 Dec, 2016

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa arrested Tehsin Ullah Manager NIB Bank, Ijaz Hussain and Ghulam Rasool owners of the land for not confirmation of BBA from Peshawar High Court (PHC). They are allegedly involved in corruption and corrupt practices and kickback/commission in acquisition of 840 Kanal land for Worker Welfare Board (WWB) for construction of labour complex at Mouza Shahi Bala District Peshawar, thus causing huge loss of Rs 200 million to provincial exchequer.
During the course of inquiry, it was revealed that accused Tehsin Ullah remained relationship manager and afterwards branch manager of NIB Bank, Shoba Chowk, Peshawar City, in the year 2012-13. The accused in connivance with other co-accused person operated different dormant bank accounts in order to circulate the bribe money.
The accused aided, abetted and facilitated other accused persons in smooth transfer of bribe/kickbacks money. The accused in connivance with other accused persons opened fake/fraudulent bank accounts, wherein the bribe/kickbacks amount was deposited and was further withdrawn in cash or transferred to relatives of other accused persons.
The bank accounts of Ibn-e-Amin, Saleem Khan and Mian Fazal Subhan were being operated by accused Tehsin Ullah in order to hide the trail of money.
Accused Ghulam Rasool and Ijaz Hussain Landowners with mala fide intensions and with ulterior motives in order to extract illegal amount from the state exchequer made underhand deal with accused Haider Ali Khan, Attorney Holder, officials of WWB and Revenue Deptt and sold/mutated excess land to WWB than his original share of land in Mauza Shahi Bala, Peshawar.
Accused Tehsin Ullah Manager NIB Bank City Branch Peshawar is also arrested in another Inquiry regarding corruption & corrupt practices in procurement of equipment by officers/officials of WWB KP and others. The accused person opened bogus accounts in the name of various firms and operated the same with frivolous intentions. He fraudulently received huge government funds through these bank accounts from illegal contractors of WWB and got commission/kickbacks.

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