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MULTAN, Jul 10 (APP):The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Composite Circle Multan arrested six members of an organised gang involved in human trafficking and visa fraud on Thursday.
According to the FIA spokesperson, the arrested individuals were identified as Imtiaz, Muzammil Farooq, Najeed Hassan, Chand Ali, Fakhar Nazir, and Ajmal Hussain. Four of the accused — Imtiaz, Muzammil Farooq, Najeed Hassan, and Chand Ali are stated to be key members of the organized network.
Initial investigations revealed that the gang deceived complainants and other individuals through social media, luring them with promises of overseas employment opportunities. The victims were defrauded of Rs 4.5 million in cash and an additional Rs 4 million through banking channels.The gang offered fake New Zealand work visas and assured victims of verification through the Protector of Emigrants. They further demanded Rs 500,000 for provision of air tickets.
During one of the raids, Imtiaz and Muzammil Farooq were caught red-handed, and Rs 100,000 in cash was recovered from their possession. Based on their identification, FIA officials also arrested two other gang members, Najeed Hassan and Chand Ali, from Multan.During the arrests, FIA recovered two passports, five mobile phones, and one laptop from the suspects.
In a separate operation, suspect Fakhar Nazir was arrested from Mian Channu. He had allegedly defrauded a citizen of Rs 980,000 by promising a work visa for Bahrain. Another accused, Ajmal Hussain, was arrested from Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, for extracting Rs 660,000 from a citizen under the pretext of facilitating overseas employmentThe accused failed to send the victims abroad and went into hiding after collecting the money. All arrested individuals have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.