SAHIWAL, Nov 26: City police on Sunday registered a fraud case of around Rs6 million against the clearance officer of Allied Bank Limited, Liaquat Road branch.

Reports said that clearance officer Rafique Kaliar would deposit the collection proceeds, after clearance of cheques deposited by account holders other than the ABL, in the accounts of his two `favorite’ account holders. Later, he would withdraw the amount with the connivance of these account holders, who are identified as hairdresser Rafique and his son Aziz Sultan.

The FIR also included the name of UBL’s area manager personal assistant Naeem Bhatti, who had also withdrawn over Rs0.5 million from accounts of clients in the same manner and then deposited this amount with the account No 3418, owned by Nisar Ahmed.

On the report of ABL’s Liaquat Road branch manager Rana Muhammad Amjad Khan, the police have registered a case against accused Rafiq Kaliar, Naeem Bhatti, Rafiq and his son Aziz Sultan. However, no arrest has so far been made.