FIA recovers Rs 42.5M from NCCIA officials in Lahore, exposing bribery and corruption in Pakistan’s top cybercrime agency.
The Federal Investigation Agency has recovered over Rs 42.548 million from officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency in Lahore, exposing deep-rooted corruption within the agency. The seizure comes after months of investigation into bribery and misuse of authority, raising serious questions about governance at Pakistan’s top cybercrime body.
The recovered funds came from eight individuals, including senior and mid-level officers. Additional Director Ch. Sarfaraz was found with Rs 11.295 million, Deputy Director Zawar Ahmed with Rs 9.99 million, and Assistant Director Sohaib Riaz with Rs 9 million. Other recoveries include Rs 5.015 million from Deputy Director Muhammad Usman, Rs 3.6 million from Assistant Director Mujtaba Zafar, Rs 1.948 million from Sub-Inspector Yasir Ramzan, Rs 700,000 from Sub-Inspector Ali Raza, and Rs 1 million from a private individual, Salman Aziz, identified as a frontman.
