Islamabad court grants police 5-day remand of suspect in case of suicide over visa fraud
ISLAMABAD: A judicial magistrate on Monday handed over the main suspect to police on a five-day physical remand in a case related to the suicide of a young woman who was allegedly defrauded. The 20-year-old student, identified as Laiba Aijaz, allegedly died by suicide last week after a person defrauded her of Rs5 million, which she had paid to move to the United States for further studies,…
A 20-year-old female student, Laiba Aijaz, took her own life in Islamabad after being defrauded of Rs5 million by a person, according to police. The case has garnered attention from the government, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordering the arrest of the suspect. Police sought a five-day physical remand for the main suspect before Judicial Magistrate Zunaira Zafar, citing the need for a thorough investigation into the alleged role of the suspect and the verification of available evidence.
The suspect, who previously served in the Quetta Anti-Corruption Department and was dismissed, is accused of operating a gang with two women and others, defrauding multiple people and minting millions of rupees. The victim, who studied at the International Islamic University Islamabad, was allegedly defrauded by the suspect who provided fake travel documents and a fraudulent transaction receipt, leading her to commit suicide.
The case involves Sections 322 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code and a separate case registered by the Federal Investigation Agency under provisions of cheating, abetment, and immigration-related fraud.
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