KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday night conducted a raid on sugar mills owned by Omni Group in Khoski, Talhar and Matli towns of Badin and seized important records. Moreover, official records were also seized from a Sindh Bank branch set up within the boundary of Khoski sugar mill.
Former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed and his sons are currently under investigation for their alleged involvement in money laundering cases.
MONEY LAUNDERING CASE:
The case was initially registered in 2015 against former Pakistan Stock Exchange Chairman Hussain Lawai, who is widely believed to be close to former president Zardari.
In July, Lawai was arrested in connection with the probe along with the Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed, and his son, Abdul Ghani Majeed, were also arrested by the FIA. Lawai, Majeed and his son remain under custody for interrogation.
Investigations so far have revealed that several ‘benami’ accounts at some private banks were opened in 2013, 2014 and 2015 from where transactions worth billions of rupees were made.
The amount, according to the FIA, is said to be black money gathered from various kickbacks, commissions and bribes.
