Hyderabad (TDI): The Sindh High Court (SHC) has approved the bail of a former bank manager who was accused of stealing Rs1 million from a beggar’s bank account in Hyderabad.
Darya Khan, a homeless beggar who lives in a local wedding hall in Hyderabad, had moved to the Sindh High Court, claiming that the branch manager of a commercial bank, namely Aaqib, and others had defrauded him of Rs1 million using his SIM card and other data.
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During the hearing, the defence lawyer denied Aaqib’s direct connection to the fraud and criticised the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for framing his client and excluding the primary suspect from the investigation.
The counsel argued that Aaqib was only accused of releasing the beggar’s information, and had no hand in the fraud.
The court was further informed that the stolen money was withdrawn using a mobile number linked to a culprit named Zeeshan and the stolen funds were transferred to an account held by a lady named Ayesha.
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The deputy attorney general informed the court that an inquiry was underway and that the FIA will name more suspects as new findings emerge.
After the arguments concluded, the court granted bail to the former branch manager and directed him to continue cooperating with the FIA in its investigation.
