World News | 6 people arrested in Pakistan for human trafficking

Rawalpindi [Pakistan]June 1 (ANI): Six human traffickers were reportedly apprehended by the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Rawalpindi on Friday, ARY News reported.

The FIA ​​Anti-Human Trafficking Circle has intensified its efforts to apprehend those involved in visa fraud and human trafficking.

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Six human traffickers – Manwar Butt, Tahir Muzammil, Zeeshan Sadiq, Abdullah, Liaqat Hussain and Mohammad Rizwan – were captured during a series of searches in Rawalpindi, according to the FIA ​​spokesperson. This is accompanied by a sharp increase in crime and violence across the country.

Under the guise of employment abroad, the arrested individuals are said to have extorted large sums from citizens. The arrests took place in many localities in Mundi Bahauddin and Rawalpindi.

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The FIA ​​spokesperson revealed that Tahir Muzammil was accused of stealing 260,000 (PKR) from a citizen under the guise of employment in Qatar, while Munawar Butt was accused of defrauding 6 citizens, 6 million (PKR) under the pretext of guaranteeing them employment. ARY News reported. Three complaints were filed against him.

Zeeshan Sadiq is also accused of obtaining PKR 664,000 from several people for this job in Malaysia, and Abdullah allegedly swindled 260,000 Pakistani rupees by pretending to be employed in Dubai.

In order to bring those responsible for these fraudulent acts to justice and to protect the victims, the FIA ​​is continuing its efforts.

This is not the first time cases of visa fraud and human trafficking have surfaced in Pakistan.

With the deteriorating law and order situation and a crippling economy, cases of human trafficking and such frauds have become a new normal in the country. In return, the country's citizens continue to pay the price for this situation. (ANI)

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