MUZAFFARGARH:The anti-corruption department registered a case, after 9 months of the emerging scandal of illegal recruitment against 72 posts of fourth-scale in the higher education department here on Monday.
The plaintiff in the case was Deputy Commissioner Muzaffargarh, Salman Lodhi. The scam was unearthed during the tenure of previous Deputy Commissioner Samiullah Farooq, who had written a letter to the anti-corruption department against illegal appointments in the higher education department.
Deputy Director Colleges Shaheen Begum, head clerk Abrar, and stenographer Ghaffar were nominated in the case with proofs attached to the application.
Anti-corruption officials arrested Abrar and Ghaffar of late, it’s said. A source privy to the development confirmed that former members of assemblies and the college principal involved in the scam are protected.