ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has registered a large-scale corruption case against 71 individuals accused of causing massive losses to the national exchequer through fake TR-32 challan forms.
An FIA official told APP on Sunday that 20 suspects were arrested during late-night operations, including nine government officials—four senior auditors and one assistant accounts officer. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the remaining accused.
According to the FIA, the suspects allegedly colluded with officials of the Federal Tax Office (FTO) Islamabad to illegally issue stamp papers, court fee documents, and foreign bills without depositing mandatory government charges. Investigators said 2,638 fake or bogus TR-32 challan forms were used to misappropriate public funds, resulting in an estimated loss of Rs296.5 million to the national treasury.
The inquiry indicated that the accused exploited their official positions for unlawful financial gain, causing substantial damage to state resources. The full extent of the losses will be determined following a forensic audit of FTO Islamabad’s records spanning the past 10 years.
All arrested individuals have been taken into custody and a formal investigation has begun, with FIA teams continuing raids to capture the remaining suspects involved in the multi-million-rupee scam.
