Nabbed: FIA arrests man wanted for immigration fraud
Bajwa took money on the pretext of sending people abroad.
LAHORE:
The Anti Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) who allegedly defrauded people wishing to travel abroad for studies and job opportunities, The Express Tribune has learnt.
According to a FIA initial interrogation report, Narowal resident Muqsat Farooq Bajwa took money from people on the pretext of sending them abroad.
Bajwa has been a PO since 2007 and was involved in a case vide FIR No20/2007 which was registered with the FIA AHTC Police Station under Sections 17 and 22 of the Immigration Ordinance. A new case, FIR No616/2012 under Sections 17, 22 and 23 of Immigration Ordinance has also been registered against Bajwa.
FIA has recovered an unregistered Toyota PASSO, credit and ATM cards , documents pertaining to many educational institutions, six cheque books and evidence of six bank accounts. The report also said that his accomplice Amara had not yet been found.
Bajwa’s last place of residence was 58A, Block B2, Gulberg III. His landlady has been interviewed by the FIA.
Manocher said that Bajwa had taken Rs5.55 million from him on the pretext of sending him to Canada for studies and to migrate.
Rabia said she had also paid Bajwa Rs5.55milion to send her to Canada for education.
Arif said the accused had taken Rs2.08 million from him on the pretext of getting him immigration papers for the UK. Arif said Bajwa had taken money from eight to 10 other people and then fled the residence.
He said Bajwa had lived at four different addresses: in Cantt, MM Alam Road, Azam Garden and W Block, DHA.
Aikaz Anwar told The Express Tribune that his family had paid Bajwa Rs3.5 million to settle family members and a business in Sharjah. He said Bajwa had taken his brother, Aneel Anwar, to Sharjah and had abandoned him there. He said a case had been filed against Bajwa in 2007 and he had been arrested but had disappeared after getting bail.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2012.
The Anti Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a proclaimed offender (PO) who allegedly defrauded people wishing to travel abroad for studies and job opportunities, The Express Tribune has learnt.
According to a FIA initial interrogation report, Narowal resident Muqsat Farooq Bajwa took money from people on the pretext of sending them abroad.
Bajwa has been a PO since 2007 and was involved in a case vide FIR No20/2007 which was registered with the FIA AHTC Police Station under Sections 17 and 22 of the Immigration Ordinance. A new case, FIR No616/2012 under Sections 17, 22 and 23 of Immigration Ordinance has also been registered against Bajwa.
FIA has recovered an unregistered Toyota PASSO, credit and ATM cards , documents pertaining to many educational institutions, six cheque books and evidence of six bank accounts. The report also said that his accomplice Amara had not yet been found.
Bajwa’s last place of residence was 58A, Block B2, Gulberg III. His landlady has been interviewed by the FIA.
Manocher said that Bajwa had taken Rs5.55 million from him on the pretext of sending him to Canada for studies and to migrate.
Rabia said she had also paid Bajwa Rs5.55milion to send her to Canada for education.
Arif said the accused had taken Rs2.08 million from him on the pretext of getting him immigration papers for the UK. Arif said Bajwa had taken money from eight to 10 other people and then fled the residence.
He said Bajwa had lived at four different addresses: in Cantt, MM Alam Road, Azam Garden and W Block, DHA.
Aikaz Anwar told The Express Tribune that his family had paid Bajwa Rs3.5 million to settle family members and a business in Sharjah. He said Bajwa had taken his brother, Aneel Anwar, to Sharjah and had abandoned him there. He said a case had been filed against Bajwa in 2007 and he had been arrested but had disappeared after getting bail.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2012.