Uruzgan man arrested over defrauding people

TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): Security forces in central Uruzgan province have arrested a person named Abdul Mateen for deceiving people by impersonating as representative of the IEA leadership.

Ihsanullah Hamas, the governor’s spokesman, said that Abdul Mateen, a resident of Chora district, used to introduce himself to government officials and people as a representative of the leadership office of the Islamic Emirate. He would give recommendations and take bribe.

Mateen admitted he used nickname "Mullah Abdul Jabbar" to communicate with high-ranking officials, make recommendations to them, and extort money from them.

He accumulated a lot of money through the deception.

A resident of the province said Mateen had committed such actions during the previous rule of the Islamic Emirate.

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