As many as four officials of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), including Deputy Director General Sarfraz Chaudhry, who was accused by YouTuber Ducky Bhai of custodial torture, have resigned from their posts.
In a notification dated December 12, the NCCIA confirmed the acceptance of the four officers’ resignations from their posts.
The officers included Assistant Directors Muhammad Shoaib Riaz, Muhammad Usman, while Asma Majeed, who was on the same position, has decided to join the National Forensic Agency.
The resignations of all four officers would be considered effective from November 20.
The resignations come days after the YouTuber, whose real name is Saadur Rehman, alleged facing torture and humiliation at the hands of Chaudhry.
Rehman was arrested in August on accusations of money laundering through a gambling application, and remained in NCCIA custody for almost three months.
He was released on bail on November 26.
In a video message released on his YouTube channel, Rehman claimed that Chaudhry repeatedly slapped him on the face, abused him with obscene language, forced him to bend his legs and raise his arms, and even subjected him to a video call in which a child was encouraged to hurl abuse at him.
He also accused the NCCIA officials of attempting to extort money from him, claiming that they offered to resolve his issue for Rs70-80 million.
In October, the FIA arrested six NCCIA officers, including Chaudhry and Riaz, for “misuse of authority” and taking bribes to favour a complainant in an ongoing inquiry.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
