The Cybercrime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two civil servants from Karachi who allegedly leaked the mobile numbers of their female colleagues.
FIA’s official Twitter account shared the details of the case, saying that, the agency’s cybercrime Karachi circle arrested two employees of the provincial social welfare department.
ایف آئی اے سائبر کرائم سرکل کراچی کی کاروائی – محکمہ سماجی بہبود سندھ کے 2 ملازمین گرفتار
گرفتار ملزمان ثاقب شیخ اور عدیل میمن محکمہ سماجی بہبود سندھ کی 35 گزیٹیڈ خواتین افسران کو ہراساں کرنے میں ملوث تھے۔ ملزمان کے خلاف مقدمہ درج کر کے تحقیقات کا اغاز کر دیا گیا ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/04kjUALy79
— Federal Investigation Agency – FIA (@FIA_Agency) July 5, 2022
The suspects were identified as Saqib Shaikh and Adeel Memon.
The suspects were involved in the harassment of 35 female employees of the department, the tweet said adding that a case against them has been registered, and an inquiry has been launched. The cybercrime wing has arrested the suspects after an investigation that continued for two years.
The female victims had lodged a complaint with the FIA Cybercrime Wing in October 2020.
There are total four suspects nominated in the case, the correspondent reported.
