Probe finds Lahore Police Training College commandant, eight others guilty of Rs226m embezzlement
LAHORE: The Punjab government has made the former commandant of Police Training College (PTC) Lahore, Mehboob Aslam Lilla, officer on special duty (OSD) soon after the findings of an inquiry held him and eight other officials of the college guilty of embezzlement of Rs226m. The inquiry committee was constituted by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz after an internal audit of the PTC’s various accounts…
The Punjab government has declared former Lahore Police Training College (PTC) commandant Mehboob Aslam Lilla guilty of embezzling Rs226 million, along with eight other college officials. The inquiry, conducted after an internal audit detected financial irregularities during Lilla's 32-month tenure, was headed by Punjab Additional IG Investigation Shahzada Sultan and included Welfare and Finance AIG Rana Masoom.
The panel found evidence of "corruption, bogus inspections, and fake billings," leading to the embezzlement of funds through various accounts, including Rs4.1 million from training aid, Rs90.7 million from Punjab Enforcement and Regulatory Authority (Pera), and Rs20 million for free meals. Lilla, who also serves as DIG Elite Force, has become the first DIG-ranked police officer to face corruption charges in this manner.
The inquiry recommended criminal proceedings by the Anti-Corruption Punjab Director General Sohail Zafar Chatha. The report also implicated vendor Yasir Ayub, dubbed 'deputy commandant,' and six other employees for corruption, fraud, and forgery, further contributing to the financial scam.
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