SAHIWAL: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered another case of fraud of Rs1.61 million against Amanat Ali, the former branch manager of the Punjab Provincial Cooperative Bank Limited (PPCBL), on the complaint of Faiza Rasool, a resident of Chak 1/10-L, Harappa.

Reports said Babar Masih had handed over the amount to Amanat to deposit into Faiza Rasool’s account. But, instead of depositing it with the intended account, the manager allegedly diverted the funds into another account under the name of Abdur Rasheed.

The accused issued a fake deposit bank statement, showing a balance of Rs2.8m by combining previous deposits with the new amount, misleading the complainant.

Earlier, Amanat was booked in a Rs6.7m gold fraud case registered with Harappa Police Station on April 20, 2024. That case involved fraudulent activities in more than 100 bank lockers belonging to 40 clients.

The FIA has now registered another case against Amanat based on Faiza’s complaint.

Sources at the FIA Faisalabad Circle say that currently 12 cases are pending against Amanat and his accomplices. As per complaints received so far, clients have been deprived of gold and cash worth Rs183.7m, allegedly replaced with fake items in their lockers.

Three of the main suspects —Amanat Ali, operations manager Nouman Akram, and cashier Zafar Iqbal—are presently in the Central Prison Faisalabad and under FIA custody for investigation into the scam.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2025