PML-N MNA flees abroad with 'police support

ISLAMABAD - PML-N MNA Anjam Akeel, who is wanted to police in a mega National Police Foundation (NPF) land scam case, fled the country apparently with the connivance of the police authorities in the federal capital and Punjab, sources told The Nation here on Tuesday. It is to be mentioned here that the MNA has been facing million of rupees fraud case, cheating, and corruption in NPF land purchase, filed with the Islamabad police. On Tuesday, he camouflaged himself and traveled to Lahore allegedly with the support of the police authorities of Islamabad and Punjab police. Akeel has been wanted to police the corruption case (FIR 432) and despite arrest warrants against him, he managed to flee the country on a PIA flight (PK-283) at 9pm from Lahore to Dubai Monday night, with the backing of police authorities, the sources said. The case against Akeel filed with the Shalimar Police has been filed under sections of 406,409,420,468,471 and 109 of PPC R/W 5d) 47 of PCA. Anjam fled the country along with his crony Iftikhar Ahmed the former MD NPF. However, when this scribe contacted Anjam Akeel on his cell phone, his secretary Malik Ashraf claimed that Akeel is in the country and his bail is expected to be confirmed from district courts Islamabad today. He dogged a question saying, Akeel would be available on phone at Tuesday midnight. When this scribe contacted IGP Islamabad Bani Amin, he saved his skin saying that the Islamabad police have already handed over this case to FIA, which is now looking after it. SP Nadeem Hussaian of Saddar Zone while talking to The Nation claimed that Akeel had got pre-arrest bail from al local court in Punjab. However, later it could not be confirmed from any relevant authority. To a question whether Akeels name was included on the Exit Control List, he was not sure about it. He said that raids were duly made at his residence and office during Monday night to arrest him, however, he was not there. However, the police have arrested Khuda Bux, a former deputy dirctor of NFP. However, other NPF officials including Additional Director Abdul Hanan, former MDs Mian Muhamamd Amin and Iftikhar Ahmd Khan, Laeeq Ahmed Khan, former Director Housing are still at large. Anjam Akeel, PML-N MNA and the owner of M/S Land Linkers, with the alleged connivance of the said officers, has misappropriated millions of rupees by selling land high rates to NPF. In addition to that, Under the agreement, CDA was supposed to transfer 608 kanals to NPF, however, it transferred only 563 kanals.

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