The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has uncovered large-scale corruption within the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), recovering more than Rs4 billion in cash and assets from senior officers and associates, according to a detailed written report submitted to the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology.
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Official documents reveal that in the Lahore case alone, cash and assets were seized from eight NCCIA officials, exposing a well-organized monthly bribery network operating inside the cybercrime watchdog. Investigators say illegal payments were routinely collected from call centers, aggregator companies, and private individuals in exchange for protection and facilitation in cybercrime cases.
The largest recovery—Rs112.95 million—was made from Additional Director Chaudhry Sarfraz, while substantial amounts were also seized from deputy and assistant directors, junior officers, and a private individual, the documents confirm.
The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Lahore has registered FIR No. 36/2025 against the accused NCCIA officials. The case includes allegations of bribe-taking involving the wife of YouTuber “Ducky Bhai”, reportedly in return for facilitation in a cybercrime matter. Investigations into bribery-for-favor arrangements in multiple cybercrime cases are ongoing.
According to investigators, the evidence points to systemic corruption within NCCIA, rather than isolated misconduct. The inquiry has revealed that lucrative postings within the agency were allegedly secured through hefty payments, while some officers are accused of channeling bribe money upward to senior authorities.
In a separate but related development, an FIA investigation in Rawalpindi alleges that Rs30 billion was collected as bribes from illegal call centers. FIR No. 97/2025 states that call centers operating in Bahria Town were provided illegal protection. A Chinese national, Guo Kashian alias Kelvin, has been declared a proclaimed offender in the case.
Despite the massive scale of the alleged Rawalpindi scam, investigators have so far recovered only Rs1.5 million, highlighting the challenges in tracing illicit financial flows.
Additional Director Chaudhry Sarfraz has been arrested, and his post-arrest bail application has been rejected. The FIA has frozen bank accounts, initiated property verification, and sent seized mobile phones for forensic analysis. Legal proceedings are also underway to declare absconding suspects as proclaimed offenders and to block their national identity cards.
Meanwhile, the NCCIA has launched departmental action against the accused officials, while the FIA has begun preparing an interim challan, signaling the next phase of prosecution in what officials describe as one of the most serious corruption scandals in Pakistan’s cybercrime enforcement history.
