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 Pakistani court on Monday granted police a five-day remand for the main suspect in a case involving the suicide of a 20-year-old student, Laiba Aijaz, allegedly due to visa fraud. Laiba had paid Rs5 million to the suspect to secure her admission to Harvard University in the United States, according to police. The case was brought to the government's attention, leading to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's directive for the arrest of the suspect and two accomplices.
The primary suspect, who had previously served in the Quetta Anti-Corruption Department before being dismissed, was brought before Judicial Magistrate Zunaira Zafar. The investigating officer argued that a comprehensive examination of the case was necessary to establish the suspect's role and verify evidence. Laiba, a BS Physics student at the International Islamic University Islamabad from 2019 to 2023, had not been enrolled at the time of her death.
The suspects allegedly defrauded Laiba's family, promising employment for her brother and admission to Harvard, but instead provided fake documents and a fraudulent transaction receipt, leading to her suicide. The investigation has uncovered that the suspect and his accomplices had defrauded other individuals as well, receiving millions of rupees through fraudulent means.
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