The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday arrested a female human trafficker involved in conning people out of millions with fake Olympics visas, a private TV channel reported.
According to Express News, Nuzhat alias Madam Bavri had been using newspaper advertisements to lure people in. She had seven cases registered against her, the channel reported. It said that Abdul Sattar, a scam victim, went to the FIA with a newspaper advertisement and told them that the woman had taken Rs 1,500,000 as fee for five people at a rate of Rs 300,000 for each person. He told the FIA that he did not get a visa in return. The FIA conducted a raid with his help, and managed to arrest Madam Bavri, and also recovered five passports from her possession, the channel said.
Earlier, the FIA arrested 11 suspects believed to have been involved in a fake passport scam carried out by a Lahore-based politician and other officials. A UK-based tabloid, The Sun, had claimed to have unearthed a scam on Monday, involving a “Lahore-based politician” and other officials, wherein Pakistani nationals were brought into England under the garb of participants and officials accompanying the Pakistani Olympics delegation for the summer 2012 games set to start on Friday. Meanwhile, the FIA summoned the record of all players and support staff of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) participating in London Olympics, Online reported. According to details, the FIA investigation team asked the PHF to submit the record of all players and support staff, who had left the country to participate in London Olympics 2012. The FIA released Iqbal Shahid, director of the Punjab passport office, as he was proved innocent during initial investigation. The initial investigation also revealed that corruption had been committed at the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The FIA also recorded the statements of five female officials of NADRA in this regard.
