A missing official of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), who was allegedly kidnapped in Islamabad earlier this month, has turned out to be in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Last week, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had given Islamabad police one more week to locate NCCIA deputy director Muhammad Usman.
In a petition filed for his recovery, Usman’s wife Rozina alleged that four armed individuals had kidnapped her husband on October 14.
However, according to a brief order dated October 29 by Lahore Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo, Usman was in FIA custody and was kept in custody for three days with directions to produce him before the district court on Saturday.
As per the FIA investigating officer’s remand application, the NCCIA official was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a case of collusion with other NCCIA officials, abuse of authority and extortion of bribe.
Usman was nominated in the case registered on Monday by Aroob Jatoi, the wife of YouTuber Saadur Rehman alias Ducky Bhai, who was arrested in a case related to promoting gambling apps on social media.
Apart from Usman, six NCCIA officials from Lahore and Islamabad, NCCIA Deputy Director Ayaz Khan and Inspector Salman Aziz were also nominated in the case.
