Fraud case: LHC dismisses man’s bail plea

LAHORE, Nov 05 (APP):The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a pre-arrest bail petition of a man accused of defrauding citizens of millions of rupees by impersonating an insurance company manager. Justice Abher Gul Khan heard the case. During the proceedings, counsel Asif Chatha informed the court that several cases had been registered against the accused, Irshad Ali, at Town Ship, Kot Lakhpat and Islam Pura police stations. He …

LAHORE, Nov 05 (APP):The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a pre-arrest bail petition of a man accused of defrauding citizens of millions of rupees by impersonating an insurance company manager.
Justice Abher Gul Khan heard the case. During the proceedings, counsel Asif Chatha informed the court that several cases had been registered against the accused, Irshad Ali, at Town Ship, Kot Lakhpat and Islam Pura police stations.
He submitted that the accused posed as an insurance company manager, collected money from citizens and issued them fake receipts.
The court was further informed that a cheque worth Rs3.3 million issued by the accused had also been dishonoured, prompting the registration of a case at Islam Pura police station.
After hearing the arguments, the court dismissed the accused’s bail petition and ordered his arrest.
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