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MULTAN, Jan 10 (APP):A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) constable posted at Multan International Airport has been arrested on charges of accepting a bribe, as the agency steps up internal accountability measures on the directives of the FIA Director General.
According to official sources, the Director FIA Multan Zone ordered the registration of a case against Constable Adil, who was performing immigration duties at the airport. He allegedly accepted a bribe to allow an unaccompanied female passenger to travel for Umrah despite her failure to meet required travel conditions.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the passenger did not possess a return ticket from Saudi Arabia and lacked sufficient funds to cover her expenses. She was reportedly deceived by a travel agent, who charged her Rs280,000 after falsely promising her employment in Saudi Arabia.
The FIA officials said the agent allegedly paid the bribe to the constable to prevent the passenger from being offloaded. Following the incident, the FIA Multan registered a case and arrested the accused.
Authorities said raids were under way to arrest the absconding agent, while the scope of the investigation has been expanded.