Scammers impersonating interior minister held in Islamabad

Arrests made after university professor was lured into paying money for getting job in a CPEC-related project

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has rounded up two suspects who allegedly defrauded a university professor in Islamabad by offering him a job in a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, a statement said Friday.

One of the suspects even impersonated Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to fraudulently take huge sums of money as 'processing fee'.

The arrests were made by the investigative body's Cyber Crime Division after FIR No 55/16 was registered by an Islamabad-based educationist who was allegedly lured into paying the 'processing fee' for getting a job at a CPEC-related project.



During the raid, the FIA held Ali Ahmad Bhatti and Sohail Baig, whose bank accounts were used to transfer the money, and recovered the amount. According to the probe body, initial investigations have revealed that the gang used multiple bank accounts to complicate tracking of transactions.

Sohail Baig. PHOTO: EXPRESS

Ali Ahmad Bhatti. PHOTO: EXPRESS

In the backdrop of the scam, the FIA has requested citizens to come forward and share information if anyone has been cheated by this gang on the following number: [phone].