PESHAWAR: Out of total Rs1.82 billion siphoned off allegedly by police officers, government officials and politicians in the weapons purchase scam for the KP police, the National Accountability Bureau has far recovered only Rs297 million.
NAB investigation officers confirmed on Friday that, although the investigation was still underway to recover the remaining money, only about Rs297 million had so far been recovered.
According to NAB prosecutor Lajbar Khan, a corruption reference of Rs360 million was filed against the former Inspector General of KP Police Malik Naveed, who is currently being investigated. Malik Naveed had agreed to deposit Rs70 million as plea bargain but so far nothing has been recovered from the former police chief.
Police budget officer Javed Khan was accused of laundering Rs450 million in the case. He has returned Rs45 million as plea bargain while two houses worth Rs130 million and other property have also been confiscated. The remaining amount is yet to be recovered from the officer, NAB sources said.
The sources further told Dawn.com that Ameer Ghazan Azam Khan, the brother of former KP Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti, has been charged with corruption worth Rs190 million but so far nothing has been recovered from him.
Ghazan’s brother-in-law Raza Ali Khan allegedly had received money on behalf of Ghazan.
Raza Ali Khan is in NAB custody and was produced before the NAB court which sent him on judicial remand for 14 days. The NAB prosecutor said Raza Ali Khan has admitted handing over Rs60 million to Ghazan while he himself siphoned off Rs3 million.
Niaz Ali Shah, a former advisor to then-Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti, was accused of receiving kickbacks worth Rs20 million in the deal. He has returned the money back to the accountability bureau.
Weapons supplier Arshad Majeed was been charged with corruption worth Rs180 million. Majeed has so far returned only Rs102 million and has also turned approver in the case, naming most of the above suspects who had allegedly benefited from the weapons deal.
NAB sources further said say that another main beneficiary – named only as Akhtar, who is suspected to have received Rs35 million kickbacks – has been sent summons.
The sources denied disclosing the complete name of the accused as, they said, it would undermine the investigation which is under process.