An accountability court, here on Wednesday, approved the request for physical remand of accused Daud Morkas, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Morkas was sent to a 12-day remand and ordered to appear before the court on June 3. He is being investigated in the fake bank accounts scam. During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor requested the court to grant physical remand to the accused.
The court was told that that Morkas was arrested for committing misappropriation in the subsidy granted to the sugarcane farmers in 2014 and 2015.
He claimed, “Suspect has been found involved in corruption. He is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sajawal Egro Farms. He had been running accounts of three sugar mills.”