“We have contacted Rizwan several times and asked him to come and meet us and be present when we carry out forensic analysis of his phone so that no data is lost.
Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has allegedly failed to cooperate with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in its ongoing probe involving him and fellow batter Imam-ul-Haq, according to a media report. The report in a leading Pakistan newspaper, quoting well-placed sources in the NCCIA, said Rizwan had not been responding to repeated requests from the agency to appear for a forensic examination of his mobile phone. But either he has not taken calls or told us to contact his lawyer,” the newspaper quoted an NCCIA source as saying on Sunday.
The source said the agency had even offered to send a team to Rizwan’s residence if he was unable to visit its office, but he had not responded. “He is not cooperating in the inquiry, which we want to complete as soon as possible as the Lahore High Court has also directed us to complete our inquiry quickly,” the source said. The newspaper said NCCIA sources had made it clear that if Rizwan did not respond soon, the agency would initiate the next legal course of action and issue him an official notice to appear before it.
Rizwan and Imam, along with Salman Ali Agha, were asked to return home after the second Test against England. On their return, Rizwan and Imam were summoned by the NCCIA for questioning after their phones were taken into custody by security personnel accompanying the Pakistan team.
