Daily Times

Bahawalpur: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Multan has arrested three proclaimed offenders who were absconding since 16th March, 2016, in an investigation against Shaoor Town Housing Scheme Bahawalnagar on Friday.

Accused Shoor Bashir s/o Bashir Ahmed, Ghafoor Ahmed s/o Bashir Ahmed and Rukhsana Manzoor wife of Manzoor Ahmed, Bahawalnagar were absconding from process of law and Accountability Court Multan had declared them “proclaimed offenders” on 16th March, 2016.

According to NAB spokesman, Shaoor Town Housing Scheme was to be started in year 2010 on 160 kanal lands in Moza Takhat Mahal Avtar, District Bahawalnagar by accused persons namely Shaoor Bashir, Ghafoor Ahmed, Rukhsana Manzoor and Chaudhry Ghulam Rehmani.

Accused executed an agreement of purchase of 160 Kanal in MozaTakhatMahalAvtar, District Bahawalnagar with one Waqas Khan, but after mutation of 91 Kanal lands, Waqas Khan (Owner of land) stopped the mutation of remaining land due to non-payment of cost of land by the developers.

During investigation it was revealed that Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Bahawalnagar never issued NOC to accused developers for non-compliance of requisite instructions of TMA. Accused has submitted a layout plan comprising 225 residential plots and100 commercial plots to TMA which was neither approved, nor, any NOC was issued by TMA Bahawalnagar.

However, accused persons deceitfully and with malafide intensions advertised the same plan to the general public for luring and collected money from general public against sale or allotment of plots. Accused persons also mutated 54 Kanal land to 91 different allottee/persons while there was no development work at site and nor any demarcation of plots.

The register deed collected from TMA Bahawalnagar reflects that Ghulam Rehmani who was partner in purchasing land for the purpose of the Shaoor Town Housing Society was shareholder and a sponsor of 1% while the remaining three persons were owners/shareholders of 99%. Shaoor Bashir, Ghafoor Ahmed and RukhsanaManzoordisappeared after collecting Rs. 85 Million from general public and without handing over possession of the plots disappeared.

Accused persons were issued summons to join inquiry and investigation and confront the allegations of the complainants/affectees.

However, they did not join inquiry and investigation and remained at large. Accused Ghulam Rehmani although joined investigation and his share in the scheme is 1% as per record however, his full role will be determined after confronting with 03 accused persons who now are under custody.

Accused will be presented before Accountability Court Multan for securing physical remand. DG NAB Multan has said that NAB under vision of Chairman NAB, is working very hard to serve justice to public at large.