Man held for duping Hajj aspirants

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Oct 26: Police have arrested a man in this north Kashmir town on the charges of duping Hajj aspirants.    
 Station House Officer Manzoor Ahmad told Greater Kashmir that police arrested Farooq Ahmad, who had allegedly duped many Hajj aspirants on the pretext of facilitating their travel to Saudi Arabia on subsidized rates.
 After collecting Rs 95000 from Abdul Rashid and Rs 1.50 lakhs from Muhammad Yaseen the accused disappeared following which victims lodged a complaint with police. The accused was arrested from a south Kashmir village after two months, the SHO added.

Lastupdate on : Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 IST



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