*KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team raided a residenceof a senior Sindh Building Control Authority officer and seized valuablesworth Rs 1 billion.*
According to NAB, the team carried out a search at the house of Mr. AdilOmer in Federal B. Area with a search warrant from judicial magistrate andfound ample evidence in form of cash and other valuable that wereapparently obtained by the officer without known sources of income.
The NAB spokesperson said during a search of his residence, several luxuryvehicles and assets worth over a billion rupees were recovered thatappeared to have been acquired from ill-gotten money accumulated throughembezzlement of the national exchequer.
The suspect before assuming the post of SBCA deputy director-general hasalso served at other key positions in the authority.
The luxurious assets seized included a Mercedes C-Class of 2016 model worthRs8 million, Toyota Premio worth Rs2.8 million, Suzuki Swift of 2014 model,documents of a land cruiser of 2014 model worth Rs22m, and cash and prizebonds amounting Rs5.5 million.
The officer, however, could not be arrested because he is currently on ainterim bail from Sindh High Court.