The case concerns allegations of support for alleged illegal activities in 15 call centers run by foreigners
The Anti-Corruption Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Islamabad has filed a case against 10 officers of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), including two additional directors, along with Chinese nationals, their Pakistani spouses and other individuals.
The case involves allegations of supporting alleged illegal activities at 15 call centers run by foreign nationals at a private housing society in Rawalpindi and demanding large monthly bribes in exchange for “protection”. Large-scale raids were launched to apprehend the suspects.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), investigation number 326/2025 revealed that the call centers allegedly defrauded the public through various scams. NCCIA officers and staff allegedly supported these centers despite knowledge of illegal activities and collected bribes of around Rs 15 million per month. In total, former and current officers are said to have illegally collected around Rs250 million.
Following the appointment of new officials at the NCCIA, the alleged illegal activities reportedly continued, with an additional Rs50 million allegedly collected in bribes. Funds were also allegedly channeled through leaders Hasan Amir and Tahir Mohiuddin.
After the arrest of Chinese national Gu Kashian, also known as Kelvin, and 14 other foreigners, the suspect’s Pakistani wife was allegedly involved in receiving a bribe of 21 million rupees. Sub-inspector Sarim Ali, stationed at NCCIA Rawalpindi, is also accused of sending violent videos via WhatsApp showing abuse of the Chinese national.
The FIR states that bribes were allegedly collected in three installments and that investigators recovered digital evidence, including videos and recordings of chats documenting the corruption.
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The case was registered under sections 109, 161, 386, 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code and section 5(2)47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The FIR names two additional NCCIA directors, Shehzad Haider and Aamir Nazir; deputy directors Haider Abbas, Nadeem Abbas and Suleman Awan; current and former NCCIA officers; and officers from the FIA cybercrime cell, including sub-inspectors Mian Irfan, Muhammad Bilal, Sarim Ali, Usman Basharat and Zaheer Abbas.
The FIA Anti-Corruption Investigation Team, headed by AD Mohammad Safir Ahmed and comprising Inspector Mohammad Waheed Khan and SI Shams Gondal, has launched investigations, with officials confirming that raids are underway to arrest the accused.
FIA and NCCIA corruption
Seven officers of the Federal Investigation Agency’s National Cybercrime Investigation Agency have submitted their resignations following allegations of bribery and corruption linked to the high-profile arrest of YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, also known as Ducky Bhai.
Sources revealed that investigations by the FIA and intelligence agencies have revealed close links between top officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and Ducky Bhai. After his arrest, several police officers allegedly accepted a substantial bribe, with one transferring more than $300,000 from Ducky Bhai’s account to his own. The officers would then have shared the funds between themselves.
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The scandal deepened when several officers linked to the case mysteriously disappeared, including Deputy Director Chaudhry Sarfraz Ahmed, Director Operations Muhammad Usman, Deputy Director Mujtaba Zafar, Deputy Director Zawar Ahmed, Shoaib Riaz and sub-inspectors Ali Raza and Yasir Ramzan.
Last week, six NCCIA officials were arrested and produced in court in a case registered against them for accepting large bribes and abusing their power. The court granted each of them pre-trial detention.
The case was registered on the complaint of Aroob Jatoi, Ducky Bhai’s wife. The FIA submitted its investigation report, stating that around Rs 42.5 million had been recovered from the accused officials.
