A private broker named Muhammad Mansha has been taken into custody in connection with a major wheat embezzlement case that caused losses of crores of rupees to the national exchequer.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Faisalabad zone made the arrest on Sunday, which is being described as a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) wheat scandal.
Authorities allege that the accused was directly involved in the misappropriation of government wheat stocks.
This arrest is a major breakthrough in the case that caused substantial financial loss to the public exchequer.