ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: An accountability court Friday indicted ex-director of National Institute of Health (NIH) Aurengzeb Toru on Friday on charges of acquiring property worth Rs17.2 million beyond his known source of income.

Judge Rustum Ali Malik of the accountability court No I while framing charges against the accused also summoned the prosecution witnesses to record evidences on December 3.

The charges were framed against the accused after the prosecution changed its stance by requesting the court to indict Mr Toru as it was not submitting a supplementary reference against him. The prosecution earlier had asked the court to wait before framing charges as it intended to file a supplementary reference.

The charges stated that the accused Aurengzeb Toru, being NIH purchase and procurement director misused his official authority and amassed properties worth Rs17.2 million in connivance with co-accused Sukbar Khan and Javed Khan, who also acted as his “Benamidars” and front men.

According to the charges, the accused was the owner of a plot No 292 in sector I-8/3 in September 1993 which he purchased at Rs990,000 in his name. He then constructed a house on the same plot with a cost of Rs1.2 million which he later transferred in the name of his wife.

According to the charges, the accused purchased another plot measuring one kanal and 10 marlas in Mohra Noor (Banni Gala) in June 1999 at Rs600,000 in his name.

He also purchased a plot measuring 13.5 marlas in the same vicinity i.e Mohra Noor at a value of Rs270,000 in the name of his wife.

In addition, he again purchased two more plots measuring 16.5 marlas and 14.5 marlas in the same area at Rs300,000 and Rs281,000 in the name of his co- accused Sukhbar Khan.

The accused also owned a CNG station—Capital Gas (Pvt) Limited—jointly operated by him and his wife.

The total value of this station is Rs12.8 million.

The accused also purchased Capital Forex (money changer business), the office of which is situated at Al-Asghar plaza Blue Area Islamabad. The business is operated jointly by him and Javaid Khan. The same business is now registered as Khan money changer.

The accused also owned Euro dollar money changer business which is located at the Hajvairy Plaza Blue Area.

He purchased the business in June 1999 in the name of his wife and Javaid Khan, his nephew with a total investment of Rs565,000.

The charges also accused him for holding 6 bank accounts in his name and in the name of his wife besides both the co-accused were also holding equity/shares of Rs9.3 million. Sukbar Khan also possessed foreign exchange bearer certificates (FEBC) worth $100,000 which he purchased from the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP).