FAISALABAD, Sept 4: On the directive of President Gen Pervez Musharraf, special teams of various government agencies have started collecting evidence pertaining to alleged malpractice and excesses committed by SP Abdullah Khalid, and the allegations levelled by Sonia Naz.

Sources close to the agencies told this correspondent that startling evidence had come to light during the preliminary inquiry.

Abdullah Khalid, then a DSP, was suspended from service in 1998 by the then chief minister, Shahbaz Sharif, on corruption charges and a high-level inquiry was pending against him. However, the officer not only managed to get reinstated, but also got promoted to SP rank owing to his close links with the known politicians from Gujart. His son-in-law Shahid Manzoor Gill is an MPA from Nankana Sahib.

According to initial reports, Mr Khalid purchased 200 acres registered in favour of his wife and children on the Farooqabad-Sheikhupura Road and developed a modern farmhouse worth Rs200 million. At present, there were 230 buffaloes and dozens of houses on the farm, reports said.

Police sources said a number of cattle recovered during a campaign lunched by the police were got shifted by the former SP to his farm.

The teams are also collecting evidence against the assets of the accused in Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Hafizabad, and Sheikhupura.