Fake bank accounts case: IHC rejects Omni group chairman's bail plea

Dunya News

The court has announced the verdict on Anwar Majeed's bail petition.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday has rejected bail plea of Omni group’s chairman Anwar Majeed in fake bank account case.

According to details, the court has announced the verdict on Anwar Majeed’s bail petition.

Earlier in 2018, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had arrested Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed along with his son Abdul Ghani from outside the Supreme Court (SC).

The accused appeared before the court after repeated absences from hearings in money laundering through fake bank accounts case.

FIA prepared a report and revealed that more than 10 political personalities were allegedly involved in fictitious transactions worth Rs35 billion.

Police first investigation report (FIR) had stated that M/S Zardari Group (Asif Ali Zardari, Faryal Talpur, etc) got Rs15,000,000 and were among the beneficiaries of the transaction trail of fake bank accounts maintained by Omni Group, owned by Anwar Majeed, another close aide of the former president.