The inquiry against national cricketer Mohammad Rizwan by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has come under the spotlight after details of the questionnaire issued to him were presented before the Lahore High Court.
According to the details presented in court, the NCCIA has issued Rizwan a five-page questionnaire seeking information about his financial and social media activities. The agency sought details of his bank accounts and credit cards for the last five years.
The questionnaire also asked for details of his social media accounts used during the past 10 years, bringing information about his online activity into the scope of the inquiry.
The NCCIA’s lawyer presented the questionnaire before the Lahore High Court during the hearing of Rizwan’s petition against the agency’s proceedings.
The development came as the Lahore High Court heard a petition filed by Rizwan challenging action taken by the NCCIA against him. Chief Justice Aalia Neelum presided over the hearing.
Rizwan himself did not appear before the court and was represented by his lawyer, Umair Qazi. During the proceedings, the court expressed displeasure over the petitioner’s absence and what it described as concealment of facts.
The court observed that Rizwan should appear before the relevant forum and respond to the show-cause notice instead of directly challenging the summons in the High Court.
Rizwan’s lawyer argued that the NCCIA had issued the summons without proper justification and unlawfully. He said the cricketer had already submitted a written response to the allegations through his legal representative, but the agency rejected the response and summoned him again.
The lawyer also argued that performance in sport can be good or bad as part of the game and requested the court to declare the NCCIA’s action null and void.
However, the Lahore High Court dismissed the petition and directed Rizwan to approach the relevant forum and formally respond to the show-cause notice.
The court also remarked that the petitioner could face a heavy fine for concealing facts, further intensifying scrutiny of the ongoing NCCIA inquiry.