*ISLAMABAD – Mastermind of ‘fake accounts’ case, Aslam Masood, was arrestedon Friday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as soon as he landed inPakistan after being deported from Saudi Arabia.*
Masood, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Omni Group, was arrested byInterpol when he was boarding a flight from London to Jeddah in October. Hewas subsequently extradited to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia.
An FIA team had wanted to go to Saudi Arabia and arrest Masood there,however, the team wasn’t issued visas.
He was deported by Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon, and as soon as helanded at the Islamabad International Airport, he was taken into custody bythe FIA.
He will be presented before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which isprobing the fake bank accounts case.
Earlier in August, the Supreme Court (SC) had issued non-bailable arrestwarrants for Masood, declaring him an absconder.
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PPP Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, their closeaide Anwar Majeed and others are facing a probe into the money launderingscam involving over Rs35 billion laundered through fake bank accounts.
Sources say Masood looked after all the financial matters of Anwar Majeed’scompany Kam Crown and therefore, he is believed to be privy to importantinformation regarding the ‘mega money-laundering’ case.
He is, therefore, believed to be the ‘mastermind’ of money launderingcarried out through the fake bank accounts.
