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Mettis Global reported that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has filed a criminal case naming former top management of Unity Foods Limited (PSX: UNITY). The case accuses those individuals of running a multi-year scheme that allegedly drained billions of rupees from the edible-oil major, which is listed on the KSE-100 index. According to the same report, the alleged scheme left a Rs44.7 billion gap between the figures in the company's published accounts and those kept in its internal records.

Because the reported gap separates published accounts from internal records, the matter bears directly on how far shareholders can rely on the company's financial statements. The report does not say whether any arrests or court rulings have followed, nor does it describe a response from the company.