Money laundering case: Maqsood Chaprasi passes away

Islamabad: Co-accused of a multi-billion money laundering case Malik Maqsood Chaprasi passed away, GNN reported on Thursday.

According to details, Maqsood Chaprasi was co-accused with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz in the Rs 16 billion money laundering case.

Currently, Maqsood Chaprasi was living abroad. Former Advisor to Prime Minister on Accountability & Interior Shehzad Akbar had claimed that billions of rupees had been withdrawn from Maqsood Chapdasi's account. There was a case of money laundering against Shahbaz Sharif and his family. Maqsood Chapdasi was also involved in the case. He was nominated in the case after his bank account details were revealed.

It was also revealed that 3.7 billion were received in the bank account of peon, namely Malik Maqsood, and another Rs. 2.8 billion in one Haji Naeem.