ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) has recovered Rs 6.6 million from accused of Sindh Roshan Programme reference after the acceptance of his plea bargain request.
Earlier, Ayaz Siddiqui, an accused named in the reference showed his consent to strike plea-bargain with the NAB. The plea was accepted by DG NAB Rawalpindi, Irfan Mangi.
After acceptance of plea bargain request, Siddiqui has submitted Rs6.6million cheque in favour of NAB.
According to the NAB, funds were transferred into Ayaz Siddiqui’s account from M/s Wudood Engineering Services.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah is also nominated in this reference and he had been questioned by the accountability body in the case.
NAB alleged that several companies had won contracts worth billions of rupees for the Roshan Sindh project by paying bribes. The inquiry into this scandal is taking place as part of the fake accounts case probe. (With input from INP)
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