In an important development in over Rs30 million fraud case against Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Azhar Naveed Khan, a court in Lahore on Monday granted to the police three-day physical remand of the suspect.The suspect was presented before the duty judicial magistrate. In its one-page order, the court said that an FIR of fraud had been registered against the DSP at Defence-B police station of Lahore on the complaint of Hassam Khan. 

The order read that the police sought 10-day physical remand of the suspect for interrogation and recovery of the embezzled amount. The court ordered the police to complete interrogation and produce the DSP at the next hearing on March 18. On the other hand, it has been revealed that the DSP was given protocol at the police station. The officer was taken into custody following allegations that he deceived a citizen in a financial transaction related to luxury vehicles. 

According to the police, the complainant, Hassam, alleged that the officer obtained a large sum of money under the pretext of arranging two high-end vehicles. The complainant told investigators that a total of Rs33.3 million was transferred to the suspect as payment for the cars. However, the vehicles were never delivered, prompting the citizen to approach authorities and file a complaint.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)