Islamabad (HRNW)– The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has registered a case against 71 suspects for failing to deposit official fees and committing multi-crore corruption through forged documents.
During operations, 20 suspects were arrested, including 9 government officials, 4 senior auditors, and 1 assistant account officer. The suspects, in collusion with officers of the Federal Tax Office (FTO) Islamabad, illegally issued stamp papers, court fees, and foreign bills using fake TR-32 challan forms.
Initial estimates indicate that the national treasury suffered a loss of approximately PKR 29.65 crore due to 2,638 forged TR-32 forms. Further losses will be determined after a forensic audit of FTO Islamabad over the past 10 years.
Investigations into the arrested suspects are ongoing, and raids are underway to apprehend other individuals involved in the mega corruption scandal.
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