Case filed by Ducky Bhai’s wife naming nine NCCIA officials for corruption and abuse of power
Five officials of the National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), accused of corruption and abuse of power, were produced before the Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Lahore on Tuesday. The charges were leveled against them by Aroob Jatoi, wife of Saad ur Rehman (Ducky Bhai).
The officials presented in court include NCCIA additional director Chaudhry Sarfraz, deputy director Shoaib Riaz, sub-inspector Ali Raza, deputy director Mujtaba Zafar and sub-inspector Yasir Ramzan, who are in the custody of the FIA. The application, submitted by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), states that the accused should be investigated to recover millions and their remand should be granted for this purpose.
During the hearing, the magistrate questioned senior lawyer Mian Ali Ashfaq, who represented the accused in court: “What investigation have you conducted so far to justify the arrests?” The lawyer replied: “The investigation is ongoing and pre-trial detention is necessary to complete it. » The magistrate reserved his decision and granted three days of pre-trial detention to the accused.
The FIR, lodged on Monday under Sections 109 and 161 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), read with Section 5(2)47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), 1947, which defines “criminal misconduct” of a public servant, names nine NCCIA officials.
Apart from the named accused, the FIR also names Deputy Director (acting in-charge) Zawar Ahmad, Islamabad Deputy Director Operations Muhammad Usman who have been missing for several days, and Deputy Director Ayaz Khan and Salman Aziz.
According to the FIR, Rehman was taken into custody by the NCCIA in connection with the investigation of his case handed over to Riaz as the investigating officer. Investigation revealed that a total of Rs 9 million was extorted from Rehman’s family, through Riaz’s trusted men, for his remand.
Riaz kept 5 million rupees with Zawar’s cousin safely, while 5 million rupees were given to Salman Aziz and Sarfraz. AD Riaz allegedly pocketed Rs 2 million and also transferred $326,420 from Ducky Bhai’s Binance to his own account.
The FIR states that the named officials were involved in extortion and distributed money within their network. The investigation revealed that NCCIA officials colluded with call centers and fraudulent callers in Islamabad, facilitating their work in exchange for 50 per cent of their “earnings”. Deputy directors Usman and Ayaz were directly appointed in this regard.
The case states that the officials were “arrested” by intelligence agencies from August 2025, in areas including Lahore, Islamabad and Gujranwala, before being formally arrested and handed over for legal proceedings.
