KARACHI, Feb 3: The crime circle of the Federal Investigation Agency has foiled an attempt of over Rs9.8 million bank fraud. Officials said that Deputy Director Mohammed Ashraf received information about the theft of two cheques of a finance company and assigned the investigation to assistant director Riaz Gondal.

During the investigation, it was revealed that a forged check for Rs9.878 million was deposited in the account of Ghulam Murtaza at the Nazimabad branch of Habib Bank.

The investigator intimated the Bank Alfalah, where the finance company had its account and got the clearance of the cheque stopped.

Officials said that efforts were being made to track down suspect Ghulam Murtaza, who attempted to defraud the finance company.