ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday formed a formal inquiry committee to investigate fake and bogus allotment of plots in sector D-13/2.

According to a notification issued by Member Estate Naveed Ilahi on July 25, Deputy Director General Estate Afnan Alam will head the committee while Deputy Director Human Resource Department (HRD) Mian Usmanud Din will be its member. The committee will investigate the matter and submit a report within 10 days.

The notification available with Dawn stated: “Director Security CDA has reported fake and bogus allotment of plots in sector D-13/2, Islamabad. In order to determine the facts in the matter and to identify the officials involved in this illegal allotment, the competent authority has directed that a formal inquiry may be held in this regard.”

It said: “the committee will determine the loss caused to CDA and will identify and pinpoint those involved in this fake and bogus allotment.”

Sources said a few months ago, the then additional director land Sobia Toru, who is currently serving as the deputy commissioner CDA, informed the security directorate that two plots in D-13 had been allotted with her fake signatures.

The sources said when the matter was brought to the notice of CDA high-ups they directed the security directorate to conduct a preliminary probe.

During the preliminary probe, it was transpired that at least seven such plots of one kanal each had been allotted with fake signatures.

The probe committee also pointed out that the plots were allotted against fake claims of land as the allottees had no land in Shah Allah Ditta but were allotted alternative plots using fake claims.

The sources said files of the seven plots were also missing from the land directorate. The committee, which completed a preliminary inquiry, recommended to the CDA management to issue orders for cancellation of the plots and hold a formal inquiry.

A couple of months ago, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had also sought the record of the two plots in D-13, which were initially reported to the security directorate by the former additional director land.

Published in Dawn, July 26th, 2022