DC Matiari arrested over graft charges in motorway funds.

MATIARI -- Anti-Corruption officials of HyAderabad on Thursday arrested Deputy Commissioner Matiari over corruption in funds for Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway project.

A team of Hyderabad anti-corAruption department officials arArested Matiari DC Adnan Rashid over graft charges and conductAed search operation in DC House of the district. Anti-corruption officials have taken key papers in their custody during the search.

Adnan Rashid was removed hours ago from his office over corruption charges in funds for Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway (M-6) project. 'He has been deAtained and will be produced in a court today to seek his physical remand,' sources at the anti-corAruption department said.

According to a government notification, DC Matiari Adnan Rashid has been terminated from service over corruption charges. He had allegedly misapApropriated 1.75 billion rupees from the motorway funds.

Deputy Commissioner BenaAzirabad, Shaharyar Memon, has been given additional charge of DC Matiari.

Assistant Commissioner New Saeedabad, Mansoor Abbasi, has also been notified to be suspendAed from his office.

Sindh Chief Secretary had initiAated inquiry into the corruption scam related to land procureAment for the motorway project.

Instead of payment to...