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The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the leader of a human trafficking gang that sent women to Saudi Arabia for forced begging.
According to an FIA spokesperson, the FIA Composite Circle Faisalabad raided Chak 216 and arrested Mohammad Ghafoor, the leader of the begging gang.
The gang lured women by offering free Umrah trips, but later forced them into begging.
Investigations revealed that the gang smuggled five women to Saudi Arabia and then demanded Rs 500,000 from each victim’s family for their return.
During the raid, the FIA seized a mobile phone and other evidence from the arrested accused.
Officials confirmed that raids are underway to arrest other gang members involved in the trafficking network.
Earlier to this, the FIA – Karachi division arrested a passenger traveling to Saudi Arabia in the guise of Umrah for begging purposes.
FIA officials confirmed that the arrested passenger Muhammad Usman was on the agency’s stop list and had previously been deported from Saudi Arabia for similar activities.
The FIA spokesperson stated that the authorities are conducting strict screening and arresting the passengers traveling to Saudi Arabia for begging at international airports of Pakistan.
The FIA spokesperson confirmed that authorities are enforcing strict screening procedures to stop passengers from traveling to Saudi Arabia for begging.
The federal authority has been actively arresting individuals attempting to travel for this purpose at international airports across Pakistan, as per spokesperson.
