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Express Tribune
12-05-2025
- Express Tribune
Mustafa Amir murdercase: interim challansubmitted
The 13-page interim challan of the Mustafa Amir kidnapping and murder case was submitted to the Anti-Terrorism Administrative Court on Monday by Prosecutor Zulfiqar Ali Arain after the scrutiny was completed. The final challan will be submitted after the Punjab Forensic Lab releases reports on the phone and laptop, the prosecutor told the court. According to the challan, two suspects - Armughan Qureshi alias Army and Shiraz - have been arrested. Both gave video confessions before the SSP, admitting to kidnapping, torturing, and killing Mustafa Amir by setting him on fire in a car in Hub, Balochistan. Shiraz's statement reveals that on February 6, Mustafa arrived at Armughan's house, where he was beaten, tied up, and later driven to Hub. After a three-hour drive, Armughan set the car on fire with Mustafa inside. The accused then fled on foot, later hiring a pickup for Rs2,000 to return to Karachi. CCTV footage from the Rangers post at Hamdard Mor confirms their movement. A waiter from a roadside eatery on RCD Highway, where the suspects stopped for breakfast, also recorded a statement.
Express Tribune
25-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
FIA submits evidence against Armughan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has uncovered strong evidence of large-scale money laundering involving Armughan Qureshi alias Army, the prime accused in the Mustafa Amir abduction and murder case. An interim charge sheet submitted to the Anti-Terrorism Administrative Court at Karachi Central Jail has exposed his complex web of financial crimes. According to the FIA, Armughan and his accomplices impersonated officials from various US government departments to defraud American citizens. He allegedly operated several call centers and eventually registered his own company in 2018. Through these operations, he is estimated to have earned between $300,000 to $400,000 per month. Armughan reportedly transferred much of his illicit income into cryptocurrency. The interim charge sheet notes that he owned eight vehicles worth over Rs154 million, and digital evidence including 18 laptops and fraudulent call scripts has been recovered. To expand his operations, Armughan employed two foreign agents, Lisa and Sophie, who helped establish a fraudulent company under the name "Trademark Comin." This company specifically targeted American citizens, generating an estimated annual income of $25 million. Call center agents were reportedly hired on basic salaries of $75,000, which could rise up to $450,000, with salaries processed through third-party channels. Financial records revealed that Armaghan maintained a business account under Kamran Qureshi's name at Truist Bank in Maryland, USA, allegedly for "software services." In addition to this, Armughan operated other business accounts under the title "CRUZERS," which were linked to at least seven merchant terminals and payment gateways to facilitate illegal transactions. The FIA found that deceptive payment descriptors like "US Patent Trademark" and "US Trademarks" were used to mask the fraudulent nature of transactions from financial institutions and victims. Once the illicit funds were transferred to identifiable bank accounts, Armaghan converted them into Bitcoin through Coinbase. These funds were then moved to crypto wallets on platforms such as Paxful and Noones, and later converted into fiat currency or USDT before being routed to third parties. The investigation also revealed that the laundered money was used to purchase both movable and immovable assets and to pay salaries and commissions to employees and associates involved in criminal activities. He reportedly used several email addresses-including therealboss1111@ and sarwathussain009@ register crypto wallets and conduct these transactions.
