NAB files reference against Omni Group's chief

The bureau, in the reference, said the owners of sugar mills are involved in corruption and corrupt practices and misappropriation of government subsidy worth millions of rupees, a press release said.

The Government of Sindh through Cane Commissioner Sindh paid an amount of Rs3.9 billion to different sugar mills for onward payment to genuine sugar cane growers as subsidy on account of supply of sugar cane for the season 2014 to15.

An investigation was conducted on the eight sugar mills of Omni Group which is owned by Anwar Majeed and his four sons Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed, Khawaja Nimr Majeed, Khawaja Mustafa Zulqarnain Majeed and Khawaja Ali Kamal Majeed.

The investigation revealed that out of Rs728.18 million subsidy granted to the eight sugar mills of Omni Group, an amount of Rs346 million has been misappropriated, by the accused of their benefit and enjoyment in connivance with their senior employees by showing their low paid staff as sugarcane growers.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2019

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