Prime suspect named in K2m deposit to ACB boss account

Malawi Police and Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have launched a major manhunt and named their prime suspect in the investigations of a cash deposit of K2 million  in  ACB boss Lucas Kondowe’s First Merchant Bank (FMB) account.

The prime suspect is businessman Karamat Choudhry of Shayana Supermarket.

Investigators said he has been suspected after analysing call logs.

The deposit slip indicated the money came from a Mr A. Majid.

Chouldhry is linked to illegal externalisation of funds and  immigration violations, ACB investigators informed

The suspect has been named  after ACB confirmed it has obtained a CCTV footage showing a man who made a cash deposit.

Kondowe, reported to Inspector General of Police Lexten Kachama, after he realised that in his bank account there was a deposit of K2 million from Majid.

He suspects the deposit is “work of detractors”.

Kondowe said he is interested “ to know the motive” of the depositor.