ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - A major development has emerged in the case involving the suicide of Laiba Ijaz, a student who wished to travel to the United States for higher education, with Rs21 million recovered from the prime suspect.
According to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) sources, Rs2.1 million has been recovered from the suspect, Nauman, while his records are being obtained from the relevant institutions.
FIA sources said that no record of the suspect was found at the Islamabad Excise Department. Police, meanwhile, said that Nauman is a proclaimed offender in a fraud case registered in Mansehra.
According to sources, the suspect will be handed over to Mansehra police after the recovery process is completed.
It may be recalled that suspect Nauman, in collusion with Fatima Sarwar and Aiza, allegedly defrauded Laiba of millions of rupees by arranging fake admission documents claiming she had secured admission and a scholarship at Harvard University in the United States.
According to the first information report (FIR), the suspects allegedly received Rs9.3 million from Laiba Ijaz, who reportedly died by suicide, on the promise of arranging a US visa and scholarship. They also provided her with fake scholarship documents, university offer letters, and fee receipts.