PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has arrested three persons accused of fraudulently drawing Rs24.38 million through Al-Falah quick facility from the Bank Alfalah, Haripur branch, by showing fake pledge of ‘amdani’ certificate of Al-Baraka Bank, Mansehra branch.

According to a NAB statement issued here on Thursday, the three accused included ex-manager Al-Baraka Bank Raheel Sabir Jadoon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Samiullah, who assisted each other to commit the fraud.

It said that Bank Alfalah had lodged a formal complaint with the NAB that the accused persons in connivance with the bank officials managed to withdraw a handsome amount through the facility.

The NAB said that the case was detected when the Bank Alfalah after expiry of the facility on Dec 31, 2012 made correspondence with Al-Baraka Bank for renewal of the said facility which disowned having granted any such facility to the accused persons and refused to renew the same.

Consequently, Bank Alfalah lodged a formal complaint with the NAB. Taking cognizance of the matter, the bureau authorised inquiry into the matter.

The NAB stated that the findings of the investigation established the fraud after which an intelligence team with the help of police arrested the accused persons. It said that they were produced before the Accountability Court, Peshawar, on Thursday which granted their 14-day physical remand. “A formal reference will be filed against the accused persons in due course of time,” it said.