Malaysian detained in Pakistan scam call centre raid released, returns home
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian man detained by Pakistani authorities during a raid on a fraudulent call centre in Islamabad recently has been released and has returned home safely.
A Malaysian man detained during a Pakistani raid on a fraudulent call centre has been released and returned to Malaysia, authorities announced. Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Mohd Isa confirmed the 32-year-old had no connection to the alleged scam syndicate. He was the sole Malaysian among 258 foreigners detained in the operation.
The man has been released and returned home, according to Rusdi, who noted the CCID would record his statement for ongoing investigations. The Inspector-General of Police had previously mentioned a special team's deployment to Pakistan to probe reports of Malaysians involved in an online scam syndicate.
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