ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team raided National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) head office in Karachi on Friday and aŕrested Manawar Gopang , a senior vice president (SVP) of the bank, for spoiling the record of a Rs 12 billion scam committed at NBP branch in Bangladesh .
The multi -billion rupee scam had occured at NBP branch in Bangladesh a few years ago and on its surfacing, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had initiated inquiry into the case and appointed Munawar Gopang, who was then working with NAB on deputation , as inquiry officer of the case.
Reliable Sources told NEWSMAN on Friday Munawar Gopang submitted the challan of the case to the NAB court , but later started to use different tactics to delay submission of the inquiry report to the court.
Meanwhile, Munawar Gopang got transfered himself back from NAB to his parent organisation
Munawar Gopang simply ignored notices of the NAB court to present the inquiry report .
Munawar Gopang, who is known for his close links with NBP top management intentionally either destroyed the report of the scam or hid it to protect the accused .
NAB team made surprise raid at 2nd floor of NBP building on Friday where president office is situated also and took Munawar Gopang into custody. The NAB officials covered the face of Munawar Gopang with a black bag commonly used by the police or other agencies to hide the identity of the accused and took him with them . Munawar Gopang is known as a blue eyed of NBP president for his loyality.
The NAB team also arrested Abdul Latif Shahani, a vice president of NBP from his office at 12 th floor of NBP head office in Karachi. The reason of Shahani’s arrest by NAB was unknown till filing of these reports at around 12.30 am on Saturday.
