The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned actress and model Sophia Mirza in connection with an earlier money laundering inquiry that was closed.
The FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle (CCC) in Karachi had asked the actress to appear in the provincial capital and answer questions related to the money laundering case, but the actress did not appear and the FIA confirmed that she Will take further action. Absence of Mirza.
In a letter sent by FIA’s Karachi circuit, the actress was asked to appear before the investigation team to “register FIR No. 53/2022 registered in this circle under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010”. Answer the questions about
The notice reads, “During investigation, it has come to light that you have entered into a sale/purchase transaction with the accused person for supplying foreign currency without any slip/receipt and it appears that You are well aware of a crime.”
FIA Karachi said Mirza, whose real name is Khush Bakht Mirza, was asked to appear before the FIA with his original identity card and was directed to clarify his position. Bring the complete record of the period from 2019 till now.
He was also asked to bring his Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) records including return wealth records, sales tax records, bank details and details of properties owned by him or her.
An FIA official said the actress had ignored the letter, adding that legal action would be initiated. Mirza did not respond to questions about the money-laundering probe, but sources close to her said she would fight it.
The original money laundering complaint against Mirza was filed in September 2019 after which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was directed to start an investigation into the matter.
There is nothing new in ex-model controversies from Lahore. In April 2018, she was acquitted in a fraud case due to insufficient evidence.
In September 2017, District Court Judicial Magistrate Ahsan Raza issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Mirza, allegedly involved in a fraud case.
Complainant Sheikh Nasir registered a case under Sections 468/471, 419/420 of PPC against Sophia Mirza, her brother Khuram Shahzad and others at Sumanabad Police Station.
He stated in the FIR that Mirza along with his brother sold a car LZM-5766. After buying the car, he sold it to another person. After that, a case of car theft was registered against Mirza. When the police impounded the vehicle, the vehicle was being used by Mirza.
The actress and her sister Maryam Mirza were also accused of kidnapping a girl in 2012, Fatima, who testified in court that the two sisters kidnapped her.
Fatima alleged that the two sisters had promised her a lucrative job in the showbiz industry but later used her as a slave for household chores. When Fatima wanted to leave, she was held against her will and tortured for several days by the two sisters. Police later said his involvement in the alleged abduction was not known.
Zahid Zahoor, Fatima’s stepfather, said the police supported Mirza by releasing her without producing her in court for remand.
