PM takes notice of student’s suicide over visa fraud
ISLAMABAD: The death of student Laiba Aijaz on Friday drew the attention of the government, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meeting the Islamabad police chief and chief commissioner and directing them to arrest the accused. Sources in the police and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told Dawn that the prime minister called Inspector General Mohammad Sohail Chaudhry and Chief Commissioner…
Student Laiba Aijaz took her own life after allegedly being defrauded of millions of rupees by an individual posing as a visa agent, according to reports from Islamabad police and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sources. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif intervened in the case, directing police to arrest the accused man. Laiba's father reported her disappearance to the police after she went missing, citing extreme psychological distress.
Her body was found hanging from a tree in a fenced enclosure on the G-10 Sunday Bazaar green belt. The accused allegedly gained Laiba's family's trust by misrepresenting his identity and claiming to work as an accountant at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He defrauded the family by obtaining money for Laiba's brother's employment and Laiba's admission to Harvard University in the United States.
The FIA has initiated an investigation and is conducting raids to trace and arrest the accused and his accomplice, who have been placed on a stop list to prevent him from leaving the country.
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