Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi finds himself embroiled in a legal battle, as a case has been registered against him and nine others over alleged fraud in a housing society project.
The case, filed at Rawat Police Station, stems from a complaint lodged by Abid bin Abdul Qudoos, who claims to be a victim of the purported scam.
Among the accused are Sheikh Fawad Bashir, Shehzad Kayani, Umar Bashir, Farooq Bashir, Kashif, Usman, Nasira Bashir, Iftikhar Ilyas, Hafeezur Rehman, and Malik Sohail Ahmed.
According to the complainant, the suspects utilized Afridi’s image in advertisements across electronic, print, and social media to lure the public into investing in the AAA Business Centre project. Abid bin Abdul Qudoos, swayed by these promotions, alleges that he booked two shops on the mezzanine floor, making full payments of Rs5.5 million for shop number 17 and Rs4 million for shop number 15 to the suspects via their company.
However, the victim now asserts that he has discovered a deliberate attempt to defraud investors. He claims that stamp papers provided to him bear past dates, and the rent agreement was issued on similarly backdated documents. Moreover, he alleges that certain agreements bearing Sheikh Fawad’s signature were forged by someone else.
The complainant further accuses the suspects of engaging in unethical practices, including allotting a single shop to multiple customers.
This revelation has triggered a legal battle that could potentially impact the reputation of Shahid Afridi, a cricketing icon in Pakistan.
