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RAWALPINDI: An Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) court has granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhary Tanvir in case relating to occupying a public property.
ACE court judge Masroor Zaman announced the verdict on Tanveer’s bail plea and issued instruction to submit two surety bonds worth Rs1 million each.
On March 11, Tanvir had been arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport while trying to flee abroad. He was subsequently transported to Rawalpindi’s Cantt police station from Lahore and handed over to ACE officials.
Earlier, ACE Punjab has raided Taveer’s residence but authorities failed to arrest him. At the time of the raid, the valima ceremony of Chaudhry Tanveer’s son was going on at his residence and the team was kept waiting.
Chaudhry Tanveer had recently returned home from abroad after attending his son’s wedding before being arrested. ACE Punjab said that Chaudhry Tanveer has illegally occupied government land and committed fraud. Punjab Anti-Corruption Department has registered a case against him for illegal possession and fraud.
Former PML-N senator Chaudhry Tanveer is accused of occupying 45 kanals of government land. According to officials, the former senator built an illegal house and a plaza on the occupied land. Tanveer has been booked in an anti-corruption case.
It may be recalled that in 2019, the FBR had filed a reference against him. According to FBR, the ex-lawmaker owned 7,125-kanal land and his property worth more than Rs15 billion, whereas, the land was registered with the names of his watchman, security guard and a gunman.