Investigating Officer Probing Pakistan PM Raja Pervez Ashraf Found Dead


Islamabad, Jan 18 (AFP): A case officer investigating a corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was found dead on Friday in Islamabad, officials said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.

Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.

"He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.

"He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.

Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.

"We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday demanded Ashraf's arrest in the long-running case, but anti-corruption watchdog the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the chief justice on Thursday that it did not yet have enough evidence.

Officials said the officer, Kamran Faisal, was found dead in the government hostel where he lived with other colleagues from NAB.

"He was found dead in his room. He is suspected to have committed suicide. Police have taken the body. A post-mortem is being carried out," a NAB spokesman said.

"He was a case officer, an investigations officer in the prime minister's case. We will share further details when we get them," the spokesman added.

Islamabad police chief Bani Amin confirmed that the body had been found.

"We are investigating from different angles... We will establish an opinion after the autopsy," he said.

  

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mangalore/Mumbai/Mapusa

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    Mr. Vasudeva Adiga, Kundapur (India) was also killed the same way. We are no different.............

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  • Dr Kiran VSA, Udupi

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    Faisal ka faisla ho gaya ! India too has witnessed similar in 2G/3G raja scam, NRHM scam of UP etc. silencing the witnesses is not new

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  • GERALD, Modankap

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    IN CRIME CASE INDIA AND PAKISTAN ARE BROTHERS IN ARMS !!!! HEY !! THIS IS NOTHING SPECIAL !!! REMEMBER THE CRICKET COACH IT SEEMS EVERYONE FORGET THE CASE !!!

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    Prabhu Maam
    What happened to A. Raja's aide
    some time back in Madras- You don't know? Check please-Everybody has forgotten it....

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    It means India is far better than Pakistan,Here no body Kill like that.

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 18 2013

    Nothing special in it....

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