FIA arrests man for bank fraud

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TOBA TEK SINGH: The FIA conducted a raid on Friday evening in Jhang and arrested a man for transferring Rs100,000 from the bank account of the Toba Saddar deputy superintendent of police on Aug 26 through internet banking fraud.

An FIA press release said that in pursuance of a complainant by DSP Naeem Aziz Sindhu that he had his bank account in the UBL Muslim Town branch, Faisalabad. He received a call on Sept 26 seeking his personal information. After the call, Mr Sindhu lost Rs100,000 from his bank account which were transferred to an account of Muhammad Bilal, Mohallah Sharif, Noshehra Road, Tatlay Aali, Gujranwala, in Meezan Bank City Housing Society branch.

The call was made by Ismail Oadh, of Jhang. The FIA arrested Oadh who confessed to using a software to make call. The team seized his mobile phone.

Published in Dawn, October 10th, 2020

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