GUJRAT: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the operation manager of a private bank, allegedly involved in fraudulently withdrawing Rs4 million from an account, thwarting his bid to flee the country.

As per the FIA, the suspect, through fake signatures of an account holder, withdrew Rs 4m from an account in the bank’s branch in Gujrat.

A senior FIA official told Dawn that the agency’s Gujrat composite circle arrested the suspect, Jahanzaib Amjad Shaheen, a resident of Mohallah Qadoosabad, Gujrat, posted as operation manager of the private bank’s GT Road branch.

The official said the suspect had fraudulently issued the cheque book in the name of the account holder and withdrew Rs4m through two cheques from the account through fake signatures.

Subsequently, Gujrat FIA circle lodged FIR No CC-GUJ(CBC)-5/26 under sections 409, 420, 468, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and R/W 5(2)47 PCA on the complaint of the bank management.

The suspect, he said, was arrested at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, while attempting to flee the country as his name was already placed on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL).

Further investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for FIA Gujranwala Zone claimed to have arrested a proclaimed offender wanted in a case of electricity theft in an ongoing crackdown.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2026