The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore has issued a second notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, directing him to appear before the agency on October 2 in connection with an ongoing cybercrime inquiry.
According to the notice, Rizwan has been asked to appear at the NCCIA Cyber Crime Reporting Center in Lahore at 3:00pm on October 2, 2026.
The notice states that the inquiry is being conducted under the relevant provisions of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, and asks Rizwan to cooperate with the forensic examination and analysis of a device seized from him.
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It also states that failure to appear could lead to the assumption that Rizwan has nothing to present in his defence.
The notice further warns that non-compliance may result in legal action under Section 174 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860.
The latest notice comes a day after Rizwan’s letter to the NCCIA, dated September 28, came in light.
In the letter, former Pakistan captain had requested the return of his mobile phone and sought written details regarding the inquiry against him.
Rizwan had wrote that his phone was taken on August 31 and that he was initially told it would be returned within three hours.
He later wrote he was informed that the device would be returned after its digital forensic examination.
He also rejected suggestions that he had failed to cooperate with the inquiry, stating that he had provided officials with access to his phone and that they had examined its contents.
Rizwan further said that officials again accessed his unlocked phone when he appeared before the NCCIA on September 10.
Rizwan and fellow Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq had appeared before the NCCIA in Lahore earlier this month after their mobile phones were seized following Pakistan’s second Test against England.
The inquiry has been linked in reports to allegations involving online betting and gambling in Pakistan cricket, as well as alleged leaks of information from the Pakistan dressing room.
No final finding against Rizwan or Imam has been officially announced.
Earlier reports had claimed that Rizwan was not cooperating with the inquiry, while sources close to the Pakistan batter said he had cooperated with investigators and provided access to his phone.
The latest notice now requires Rizwan to appear before the NCCIA on October 2 and cooperate with the forensic examination of the seized device.
