Armaghan Qureshi, the prime suspect in the Mustafa Amir murder case, had run phishing scams through his illegal call centre and made Rs17 billion over a period of three years, officials told members of a National Assembly committee on Wednesday.
The second meeting of the Sub-Committee of the NA’s Standing Committee on Interior was held at the Central Police Office (CPO) under the chairmanship of MNA Abdul Qadir Patel.
Committee members MNAs Syed Rafiullah, Nabeel Gabol and Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon, city police chief, senior interior ministry officials and representatives of the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Excise Department and others attended the meeting.
They were given a detailed briefing on the murder case of Mustafa Amir, suspect’s alleged links to drug gangs, the role of police and other law enforcement agencies.
Media was not allowed to cover the proceedings of the committee.
He informed the meeting participants that the suspect had been running an illegal call centre for the last three years and had earned Rs17bn during this period.
He said that the money was deposited in 40 bank accounts, which were opened in the names of his employees.
