Former Pakistan Test batsman Mansoor Akhtar has been forced to step down from his senior position in a leading bank after being charged in a corruption case.
Mansoor Akhtar who appeared in 19 Tests and 41 one-day matches in a career spanning from 1980 to 1990 who had to step down as head of the United Bank Limited (UBL) Sports Complex after being charged with committing fraud and corruption.
According to sources Mansoor was accused of depositing cheques directly into his own account, which were given by departments, banks and organisations as rental for the complex ground. He is also accused of keeping salaries of ‘ghost’ employees at the complex.
UBL conducted a departmental inquiry against Mansoor. During the course of the inquiry, the evidence against Mansoor appeared to be strong that he had committed fraud and corruption and cheated the bank out of millions of rupees.