An international manhunt is underway for a former Afghan
bank worker who is believed to have stolen $1.1 million.
Shokofa Salehi, 22, (pictured) worked in the money transfer division at
the headquarters of Azizi Bank, a major Afghan lender in Kabul.
She disappeared around two months ago with investigators
saying she is suspected of transferring some $1.1 million out of the bank's
coffers to accounts of relatives.
Besides Salehi - who worked for three years at the Afghan
bank - at least nine people are believed
to be involved in the case.
Azizi chief executive Inayatullah Fazli alleged: 'They are a
mafia group.'
An Interpol red notice - the equivalent of an international
arrest warrant - describes authorities as seeking Salehi on charges of fraud
and misusing her authority.
Afghan officials believe Salehi used fake documents under
the name Samira to reach India after transferring the money; her current
whereabouts are unknown.
Two suspects in the case have been detained in Dubai, senior
Afghan police official Gen. Aminullah Amarkhail said, adding that he's in touch
with counterparts in Dubai and India for help tracking down Salehi and other
suspects.
These revelations are another embarrassment for the banking
sector in the country, which has seen corruption already unravel one major
institution amid ongoing security threats from militants and criminals.
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