ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle has registered a major graft case against ten officers of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), including two additional directors, along with several Chinese nationals, their Pakistani spouses, and private individuals.
According to the FIR, the accused allegedly backed illegal operations at 15 call centres run by foreign nationals in a private housing society in Rawalpindi and collected monthly bribes worth around Rs15 million in exchange for protection. Investigators estimate that more than Rs250 million were received in total.
The inquiry revealed that the call centres were involved in defrauding the public through online scams. Despite being aware of the illegal activities, NCCIA officers allegedly continued to provide cover to the operators. Bribes were reportedly routed through frontmen Hasan Amir and Tahir Mohiuddin.
The FIR also named Additional Directors Shehzad Haider and Aamir Nazir, Deputy Directors Haider Abbas, Nadeem Abbas, and Suleman Awan, as well as Sub-Inspectors Mian Irfan, Muhammad Bilal, Sarim Ali, Usman Basharat, and Zaheer Abbas.
Chinese national Gu Kashian, also known as Kelvin, was among those arrested. His Pakistani wife is accused of receiving Rs21 million in bribes. Investigators also recovered digital evidence, including videos and chat records, documenting the alleged corruption.
The case has been registered under multiple sections of the Pakistan Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. FIA officials confirmed that raids are ongoing to arrest remaining suspects.
The scandal follows earlier revelations linking senior NCCIA officers to YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, known as Ducky Bhai, after his arrest in a separate bribery probe. Seven officers resigned amid allegations that over $300,000 had been transferred from his account to an officer’s personal account and later shared among colleagues.
Several NCCIA officers have since been arrested and remanded for allegedly accepting large bribes and misusing authority. The FIA said approximately Rs42.5 million had been recovered so far.
