AIG Sindh Police sentenced to 10 years jail over corruption charges
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KARACHI - Former Assistant Inspector General (AIG) logistics, Tanveer Hussain Tahir has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by Accountability Court in Sindh on charges of alleged corruption Rs 50 million from Sindh Police funds.
Moreover, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 25 million on the ex-AIG.
However, during the hearing of the corruption reference today, the court acquitted former AIG (finance) Syed Fida Hussain Shah.
The reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Tahir alleged that he generated bogus bills to get huge funds in name of fuel allowance for vehicles of the Sindh Police.
“After receiving fuel allowance, money used to be transferred to head constable Mohammad Rafique’s account,” NAB noted.
