- NCCIA confirms the acceptance of the resignations of senior officials.
- Deputy Chief Shoaib Riaz among officers who resigned.
- Asma Majeed decides to join the National Forensic Agency.
As many as four officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), including deputy director general Sarfraz Chaudhry, accused by YouTuber Ducky Bhai of custodial torture, have resigned from their positions.
In a notification dated December 12, the NCCIA confirmed the acceptance of the resignations of the four officers from their positions.
The officers included Deputy Directors Muhammad Shoaib Riaz and Muhammad Usman, while Asma Majeed, who held the same position, decided to join the National Forensic Agency.
The resignations of the four officials would be considered effective as of November 20.
The resignations come days after the YouTuber, whose real name is Saadur Rehman, alleged he faced torture and humiliation at the hands of Chaudhry.
Rehman was arrested in August on charges of money laundering through a gambling app and remained in NCCIA custody for nearly three months.
He was released on bail on November 26.
In a video message posted on his YouTube channel, Rehman claimed that Chaudhry repeatedly slapped him, abused him with obscene language, forced him to bend his legs and raise his arms, and even subjected him to a video call in which a child was encouraged to insult him.
He also accused NCCIA officials of trying to extort money from him, alleging that they offered to resolve his issue for Rs 70-80 million.
In October, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested six NCCIA officers, including Chaudhry and Riaz, for “abuse of authority” and accepting bribes to favor a complainant in an ongoing investigation.
They were accused of receiving Rs 9 million in bribes from Rehman’s wife.
During a court hearing on November 3, the FIA stated that Rs 45.8 million was recovered from the suspects.
Separately, the FIA Anti-Corruption Circle last month arrested several senior NCCIA officials for their alleged involvement in extortion linked to illegal call centres.
The FIA also nominated a leader and a foreign national allegedly involved in facilitating the illegal deals.
At that time, FIA sources said that around Rs 15 million were being received from 15 illegal call centers in Rawalpindi.
The extortion racket generated approximately Rs 120 crore between September 2024 and April 2025, they added.
