Syed Fawad Ali Shah
ISLAMABAD: The National Cyber Crime Agency Islamabad has allegedly blocked the two bank accounts of a young student from Kohat in an unlawful manner. The student, Inamullah, submitted a complaint to the Director General of FIA, Usman Anwar, against corrupt officials of the National Cyber Crime Agency. However, even after ten months, no action has been taken. According to Inamullah’s complaint, about ten months ago, his two bank accounts were blocked by former Assistant Director Haris Bin Abdul Jabbar of the National Cyber Crime Agency Islamabad. When Inamullah contacted him, the officer allegedly demanded a bribe, stating that out of the three Lakh rupees in his accounts, he should pay two lakh rupees to have the accounts restored. Following this, Inamullah filed a complaint with the Director General of FIA against Assistant Director Haris Bin Abdul Jabbar. During this period, he was transferred, and the case was assigned to Assistant Director Imran Haider. Later, the file was forwarded to Sub-Inspector Waseem. When contacted, he reportedly told Inamullah that they did not know who had filed the complaint against him and suggested that if he could “settle” with the complainant, his accounts could be reopened. Inamullah responded that if he knew who the complainant was, he would approach them directly instead of contacting the cybercrime agency. He questioned how his bank accounts could be blocked illegally based on an anonymous complaint, to which no satisfactory answer was given. To this day, Inamullah continues to visit the FIA Islamabad Circle and the National Cyber Crime Agency office, seeking justice and action on his complaint, but no progress has been made. The matter was also brought to the attention of FIA Islamabad Director Syed Shehzad Bukhari, who repeatedly assured action but has yet to issue any orders, reportedly due to prolonged absence from office. The officials allegedly harassing Inamullah are said to have been recruited under Phase One and Phase Two contracts and have remained posted at the same location for several years. Meanwhile, Phase Three contract employees were dismissed, and cases were registered against several agency officials involved in corruption. Despite this, corruption is said to persist within the National Cyber Crime Agency. When media representatives contacted a source within the agency, it was revealed that the newly Director General, Syed Khurram, has brought in members of his own trusted team. As a result, previously contracted officers are reportedly feeling sidelined and are allegedly harassing the public to create a negative impression and discredit the new leadership by portraying that corruption still continues within the agency. The affected student has appealed to the Federal Minister for Interior, the Federal Secretary Interior, the Director General of FIA, and the Director General of the National Cyber Crime Agency to conduct a transparent investigation into the matter and to restore his unlawfully blocked bank accounts.
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