Investigators with that city’s Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) branch were tipped off by citizen Muhammad Azher, who accused Fayyaz Ahmed of widespread corruption and embezzlement of town funds. Ahmed is the finance officer for Nandipur, an industrial town about 10 miles northeast of Gujranwala.
Additional investigations led to the arrest of three officials, Zohaib Saleem, accountant Naeem Mansoor, and Muhammad Ali, who, along with others, are suspected of issuing false birth and death certificates and pocketing some 3 million rupees (US$ 24,300).
The arrests are part of a series ordered by ACE’s Gujranwala branch, according to the Daily Times. On Sept. 2, a police officer was arrested on corruption charges in the town of Aroop; on Sept. 4, a police inspector was arrested on bribery charges in Malakwal; and on Sept. 6, two more officials were arrested for fraud and corruption.
