FIA launches probe into money laundering accusations against Armughan

The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Anti-Money Laundering Circle and Cyber Crime Circle have initiated a probe into the money laundering accusations against Armughan, currently in detention in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Karachi youth, Mustafa Amir, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday. 

The FIA has frozen all bank accounts of the accused besides all his moveable and immovable properties for a 90-day period. 

The Agency officials have said that all those people with whom Armughan dealt through his accounts will also be summoned for questioning. 

They have further said that a letter has been written to the CIA in which it has been requested to give proof of Armughan’s involvement in money laundering.  

They have informed that there will be a forensic test of the evidence presented in connection with the accused’s involvement in cyber crimes. 

Prosecution seeks report from IO in the case

On the other hand, while expressing dissatisfaction with the police’s probe into the case, the prosecution has directed the investigation officer (IO) to submit a progress report. 

Quoting its sources, 24News TV channel has reported that the prosecution has also raised some important points in this regard.  

The prosecution has asked the IO to inform it of the follow-up on four FIRs registered against Armughan, sources have said, adding it has also sought an update from the officer on the interrogation of the suspects in these cases.  

Similarly, the IO has been directed to tell how many witnesses’ statements have been recorded in these cases so far.

Likewise, sources have added, the officer has also been directed to inform whether the forensic of fingerprints and DNA has been conducted. 

ANF help sought to get info about Armughan’s links with drug smugglers

Meanwhile, progress has been made on the probe into Armughan’s links with the global network of drug smugglers.

Sources have told 24News that the investigation has shown that both Armughan and co-suspect Sahir Hassan were involved in drug smuggling. 

The special team formed to dig out the facts about the case has decided to write to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) DG to seek his assistance in seeking details of the extent of their connections with the network, sources have said, adding that the ANF will try to get information about the big guns involved in the sale and purchase of narcotics along with Armughan and Sahir.

Likewise, the investigators will also try to find out how Armughan managed to purchase prohibited weapons; from where and for what purpose.

They will particularly focus on ascertaining whether these weapons were bought with the intention to commit a terror act. 

Reporters: Anusha Jaffery, Mumtaz Jamali, Usama Malik, Mubashar Hussain