GUJRAT, Feb 18: The Civil Lines police on Thursday registered a case against four employees, including a manager of Muslim Commercial Bank, Fruit Market branch, on the charge of fraudulently withdrawing Rs3.6 million from the account of an account holder.

The case was registered on the complaint of MCB regional manager Mohammad Ashfaq. The accused are; bank manager Safdar Butt, passing officer Akram Butt, second manager Majeed Sarwar and cashier Pervaiz Iqbal.

The accused had withdrawn the amount on a bogus cheque from the account of Allah Ditta and embezzled the amount. The fraud came to surface when the account holder reported 'missing' of the amount to the bank high-ups.

The regional manager immediately conducted an inquiry into the matter and found the four officials guilty. He had also suspended them from service. Sources claimed that branch manager Safdar Butt was in the custody of Kamoki police in a Hudood case. They said Safdar had contracted a marriage with the wife of an expatriate who registered a case against him under Hudood laws.

Safdar was granted interim bail but he was arrested again when a court refused to confirm his bail. They said second manager Majeed Sarwar had suffered a heart attack some days ago and he was admitted to the DHQ Hospital as his condition was unstable. They said cashier Pervaiz Iqbal had gone into hiding due to fear of arrest. Civil Lines police claimed that they have arrested passing officer Akram Butt.