The officers’ resignation letters have been forwarded to the Interior Ministry, and their approval is expected later this week.
Seven agents from 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 Rehman, also known as Ducky Bhai. The police officers, who were once part of the investigation team, are expected to be fired after approval from the Interior Ministry.
The resignation letters of the seven officers were forwarded to the Interior Ministry by the new NCCIA director general, Khurram Ali. Approval of their dismissals is expected later this week.
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.
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.
Subsequently, a case was filed against the police officers based on a complaint filed by Ducky Bhai’s wife Aroob Jatoi. Nine police officers were arrested and the investigation continues.
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.
