He rose to prominence on 17 February 2024, more than a week after the
2024 Pakistani general election, when Chattha resigned from his post of Commissioner of Rawalpindi Division after admitting his role in electoral fraud in the division where 11 out of a total of 13 national assembly seats were won by
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) candidates. He claimed his office helped candidates, who were trailing in the actual vote counts by approximately 70,000 votes per candidate, to secure victory using fake stamps. He implicated
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC),
Sikandar Sultan Raja and
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP),
Qazi Faez Isa in the scheme. The
Election Commission of Pakistan denied the allegations, saying that divisional commissioners had no direct role in the electoral process, and said it would launch an inquiry. Isa rejected the commissioner's allegation, calling them "baseless". During a press conference, Chatha also said that he felt "pressure" to the extent that he considered suicide in the morning. However, he ultimately decided to present matters before the public. Punjab's caretaker Information Minister
Amir Mir dismissed the allegations made by Chatha and said that he was suffering from mental illness. The PML-N raised concerns about Chattha's mental condition with
Rana Sanaullah Khan calling him a "psycho". Reportedly, Chattha had strong relations with Sanaullah. Following Chatha's statement,
X (formerly Twitter) was subsequently blocked in Pakistan. The
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its allies called for the resignation of the election commissioner as well as the chief justice, while the
Pakistan Peoples' Party demanded an investigation into the allegations. While authorities insist that a
division commissioner have no role in the election process in Pakistan however, there are concerns about their potential unofficial influence on election conduct, which sparked a new debate in the country. He admitted that the name of the Chief Justice of Pakistan was invoked to sow distrust among the general public against him. It was reported that Chattha has not been seen since his press conference on 17 February and the circumstances surrounding the writing of the letter addressed to the ECP and Chattha's current whereabouts remain unknown. ==Corruption allegations==