MULTAN:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday arrested two proclaimed offenders allegedly involved in defrauding citizens on the pretext of providing overseas employment.
According to an FIA spokesperson,the FIA Commercial Banking Circle (CC) Bahawalpur team conducted a raid and arrested Hazoor Bakhsh,son of Peeran Ditta,r/o Ahmedpur East,who was wanted in two cases registered under FIR Nos. 139/25 and 218/25 under relevant provisions of the Emigration Ordinance 1979 and Pakistan Penal Code.
The spokesperson said the accused allegedly received Rs.588,750 from complainant Muhammad Saleem and Rs.350,000 from complainant Malik Mithoo on the promise of sending Saleem and Mithoo’s son to Iraq on employment visas.However,the accused failed to fulfill his commitment.
In another operation,the FIA team arrested proclaimed offender Saad Bashir,son of Bashir Ahmed,a r/o Rahim Yar Khan,in a case registered under FIR No. 140/2026 under relevant provisions of the Emigration Ordinance 1979 and Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2018.
The accused allegedly received Rs1.62 million from a complainant on the pretext of arranging an employment visa for Cambodia but failed to honour his commitment.
The arrest was made after the accused’s pre-arrest bail proceedings, the spokesperson added.
The FIA has initiated further investigation into both cases,which was underway.