Gang involved in illegal Indian visa issuance nabbed

KARACHI: A gang involved in the illegal issuance of Indian visa on being unearthed has led to the arrests of nine accused including FIA, interior ministry officers and passport office personnel from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Interior ministry sources said that the complaints relating to the issuance of Indian visa violating rules and regulations have come to the forth, which on investigation led to detection of this gang involved in the scam.

Later, FIA three officials, one section officer of the interior ministry and five personnel of Karachi Saddar Branch Passport Office were arrested. Sources said that records were taken into custody during raids at Karachi Foreigners Registration Branch and FIA check post located at Wagah border besides Karachi Saddar Branch Passport Office.

Federal Minister, Rahman Malik directing the FIA DG for thorough investigations into the scam advised him to deal with the culprits sternly.