MULTAN:Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE), Multan Region, arrested a patwari and his private clerk red-handed while they were performing official duties at a private office during a trap raid conducted under the supervision of a judicial magistrate on Wednesday.
According to an official press release, the operation was carried out under the supervision of Regional Director Anti-Corruption Multan Basharat Nabi, on the special directions of ACE Punjab Director General Sohail Zafar Chattha.
Assistant Director Investigation ACE Khanewal Kashif Mahmood and his team conducted the raid and arrested Patwari Shah Zain and his clerk, Muhammad Imran, while they were performing government duties at a private office. Official record was also recovered from their possession, the statement said.
The arrested accused were also accused of tampering with official record and involvement in matters relating to benami properties and illegal assets.
A case was registered against the accused while further investigations launched.