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Court Extends Remand of Six NCCIA Officials in Ducky Bhai Bribery Case
A Lahore court extends the remand of six NCCIA officials for three more days in the Ducky Bhai bribery case. FIA says millions recovered; suspects accused of extortion and misuse of authority.
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by Muhammad Hashir
2025-10-31
Court Extends Remand of Six NCCIA Officials in Ducky Bhai Bribery Case

A Lahore court on Friday extended the physical remand of six National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) officials for another three days in connection with a case involving alleged misuse of authority, extortion, and bribery.

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle registered the case on the complaint of Aroob Jatoi, wife of YouTuber Saadur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, who was earlier arrested in a separate case for promoting gambling apps on social media.

The FIR named nine individuals, including eight NCCIA officials, with six of them—Additional Director Sarfraz Chaudhry, Deputy Director (acting in-charge) Zawar Ahmad, Assistant Directors Shoaib Riaz and Mujtaba Zafar, and Sub-Inspectors Ali Raza and Yasir Ramzan—currently under FIA custody.

The six were presented before Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo, where the FIA’s investigating officer sought an additional 11 days of remand to further probe the case. The court, however, approved three more days of physical remand and ordered the accused to be produced again on Monday.

During the hearing, defense counsels argued that their clients were wrongly implicated and raised questions over the legitimacy of the recoveries made. The FIA’s legal team countered these arguments, describing the case as a “white-collar crime” involving large financial recoveries.

According to the court order, the FIA recovered substantial amounts of money from all accused officials. The court noted that progress had been made and accepted the investigating officer’s contention for further remand, stating that the legality of recoveries could not be decided at the remand stage.

FIR Details

The FIR was registered under Sections 109 and 161 of the Pakistan Penal Code, read with Section 5(2)(47) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, dealing with criminal misconduct by public servants.

The complaint alleges that Assistant Director Shoaib Riaz misused his authority to extort Rs9 million from Ducky Bhai’s family through his frontmen, in collaboration with Rehman’s lawyer, Chaudhry Usman.

According to the FIR, Riaz extorted Rs6 million in cash from Sheikhupura and another Rs3 million via cheques, allegedly in exchange for providing relief to Rehman and his wife during his remand period.

The FIR further claims that Riaz distributed the extorted money among fellow NCCIA officials and kept Rs2 million for himself. It also alleges that Riaz transferred $326,420 from Rehman’s Binance account to his own.

Investigations revealed that the suspects were operating as a network, regularly collecting bribes from call centres, digital fraud operators, and other entities in exchange for protection. These funds were reportedly shared with higher-ranking officials through intermediaries in Lahore and Islamabad.

The FIA’s Assistant Director Syed Zainul Abideen has been assigned to lead the ongoing investigation.

This case has raised serious concerns over internal corruption within Pakistan’s cybercrime agency, with authorities vowing strict accountability and transparency in the probe.

 
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