Pakistan's FIA arrests consultancy CEO in UK student visa fraud case
Authorities in Islamabad say they recovered the full amount defrauded from a complainant after arresting the head of a study-abroad consultancy.
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Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested the chief executive of a consultancy firm in connection with a case involving alleged fraud tied to a UK student visa application, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
The FIA's Islamabad Zone said the arrest was carried out by its Anti-Human Trafficking Circle, which took the CEO of IEIS Consultants into custody from Bahria Town Phase 7 in Islamabad.
Funds recovered
Officials said the agency recovered the complainant's full amount of Rs 1.6 million as part of the case, according to the report.
An FIA official confirmed the arrest to APP, though further details of the alleged fraud scheme and any additional suspects involved were not disclosed in the initial report.
The case adds to a series of actions Pakistani authorities have taken against consultancies accused of defrauding clients seeking assistance with overseas study and visa applications.
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