ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency’s Anticorruption Circle (Islamabad) has arrested three more accused in the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) billing fraud case.
According to sources, the FIA has arrested three more officials of IESCO and recovered three bogus bank stamps from them.
They said that FIA’s anti-corruption circle has obtained two-day physical remand of the accused, namely Waqas, Asif and Abid.
Two of the arrested people work with IESCO as account assistant and commercial assistant, sources confirmed. However, the main culprits, owing to their higher positions, still remain at large, they added.
It is relevant to mention that FIA’s anti-corruption wing had opened investigations against four officials of the IESCO in an alleged Rs207 million scam. The agency transpired that ex-RO Mohammad Naeem (IESCO Subdivision-1 Islamabad), Commercial Assistant Khalid Mahmood (CSO-1, IESCO Division-1 Islamabad), Account Assistant Mohammad Rafiq and Gul Khatab, in connivance with each other, prepared and posted bogus scrolls related to IESCO consumers bills using fake bank statements.
“The clearance and verification of all bogus scrolls were done through Khalid Mahmood. These cleared and reconciled bogus scrolls, as well as fake bank statements, were then forwarded to the IESCO online system.”
Sources further said that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) had not taken notice of this embezzlement even after examining the financial statement of the IESCO.
It’s very unfortunate that poor electricity users looted by fraudsters, Continuing looting, plundering under the nose, no one from any corner checked, no one feels responsibility upon, main culprits successful in saving their skin, low grade officer and officials Suspended just to facilitate the corrupt Mafia
پلیز بجلی چوروں کو روکیں ہمیں کیوں ایف پی اے کے چکر میں لوٹ رہے ہیں
جن کے میٹر نہیں لگے انہیں کیوں مفت بجلی مہیا کر رہے ہیں
وہ بھی دو سو منتھلی جیب خرچ پر
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Excellent job by FIA. Also IESCO staff is doing its best to stop illegal connections and power thieves.
Superb job is done by Pakistani Law enforcement agencies. We demand more legitimate actions on kinda mafia.