Punjab Police raid Parvez Elahi’s Gujrat residence

GUJRAT: Punjab Police raided the house of former Chief Minister Pervez Elahi in Gujrat, the Kunjah House, early on Wednesday.

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It may be recalled that on Monday, the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment filed a case against ex-chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s former principal secretary on corruption charges.

During Elahi’s tenure, former PSCM Muhammad Khan Bhatti was accused of accepting a bribe worth millions of rupees.

He was accused of accepting over Rs460 million in bribes from Punjab Highway Department officials.

SDO Highway Police Rana Muhammad Iqbal had already been arrested on charges of bribery while the ACE has also started the process to arrest Bhatti on corruption charges.

It is stated in the FIR that Iqbal had given millions of rupees to accused Bhatti to get posts of his choice. “Several officials from the communications and construction departments were working for Muhammad Khan Bhatti,” it added.

The FIR further divulged that the role of other officials of the department would also be investigated.

According to multiple reports from national mainstream as well as social media, a sizable presence of police personnel surrounded the residence and some police vehicles were seen patrolling the area around it and reportedly detained the employees responsible for the security of the residence.

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Videos surfaced online showed Police personnel barging into the residence with the help of ladder. They are reported to have left the residence by the time of filing of this report.

There has been no official details regarding the reason for the raid have been released by the police at this time.

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