Illegal business: Three of a family accused of fraud

Police says a majority of those affected are Zahida’s colleagues at a textile mill.

FAISALABAD:

The Federal Investigation Agency on Sunday registered a case against three members of a family for allegedly getting Rs25 million from 147 people.

Police said Zahida, a resident of Chak No 38 Dabora, received money from people by promising to send them to South Africa and arrange jobs with good salaries for them there.

Police said a majority of those affected were Zahida’s colleagues at a textile mill.

Zahida took between Rs300,000 to Rs600,000 from each person and deposited the money in her sister Surayya’s account, who was based in Dubai.

Her brother, Asghar Hussain, a resident of Nankana Sahib, too is accused of receiving money on Zahida’s behalf.

FIA officials said that a special team had been constituted to arrest the three.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 2^nd, 2013.