KARACHI: A multi-billion fraud suspect has been shifted to Lahore for further interrogation, a source in the Federal Investigation Agency told Daily Times on Tuesday.
The man allegedly embezzled billions from a Qatar-based company owned by the son of a politician.
“Yousuf Shaheen, the suspect, arrived in Karachi from Qatar on 23rd August last year and arrested by FIA Karachi 4 days ago,” the source added.
FIA officials detained him for two days in Karachi.
“Shaheen was working in the accounts department of the said company and after committing fraud worth nearly 100 million Qatari dinar came in Pakistan,” he added.
“There was immense pressure on FIA Sindh Zone officials from Lahore to nab him as soon as possible. High-ups of FIA Sindh directed anti-corruption and crime circle with AHTC circle to trace him by one mobile SIM number they were provided. When they obtained the record it established that the SIM was registered on the name of Yousuf Shaheen. The family tree of suspect obtained from his identity card number then FIA teams comprising of Inspector Shahbaz and Sub-inspector Shaikh Suhail raided various areas of Karachi, including Nazimabad, FB Area and Malir. At last they managed to find out his in-laws house and succeeded to arrest him from Orangi Town,” the source added.
