Naqvi, Talal visit IIUI student’s family after visa scam suicide

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday visited the residence of Laiba Ejaz, a student of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) who died by suicide after allegedly being defrauded by a travel agent on the pretext of arranging a US visa, in Sector G-10 and offered condolences to her bereaved family.

Accompanied by State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Islamabad, Naqvi expressed his heartfelt sympathies to the family, offered Fateha and prayed for the departed soul.

Naqvi also briefed the family regarding the progress made in the Liaba Ejaz case. “The entire team worked day and night on the case. Fulfilling the promise made to you was our duty,” Mohsin Naqvi said.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, Laiba Ejaz’s father expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi for their support and efforts in the case. I had heard that the state is like a mother, but today, we have to believe it, he said.

The minister reportedly handed over a cheque of Rs 5.1 million recovered from the fraudster.

Meanwhile, the suspect Muhammad Nauman involved in allegedly defrauding IIUI student Laiba, was killed in firing by his own accomplices, police said. They said that the under-custody accused was killed during firing on a police team in the limits of Ramna Police Station.

Police said that police were taking the suspect for recovery on his disclosure and pointation when four accomplices on two motorcycles allegedly opened indiscriminate fire on the police party in an attempt to get him freed.

The accused was moved to a hospital in a critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

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