How a fake US study visa agent allegedly duped Lai...

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• According to police sources, the suspect, identified as Nauman, allegedly exploited Laiba’s desire to pursue higher education abroad and received large sums of money from her and her family.
• According to police sources, Laiba first met Nauman during a job interview.
• He alleged that the suspect introduced himself as a senior official and assured the family that he could send Laiba to the United States on a study visa.

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Police investigating the alleged suicide of Laiba Ejaz, a gold medalist student in Islamabad, have uncovered new details about an alleged fraud involving promises of admission to a university in the United States. According to police sources, the suspect, identified as Nauman, allegedly exploited Laiba’s desire to pursue higher education abroad and received large sums of money from her and her family.

Investigators have obtained bank records showing payments made to the suspect. A mobile phone recovered from him has also been sent to a forensic laboratory for examination as part of the ongoing investigation.

According to police sources, Laiba first met Nauman during a job interview. He allegedly offered to help her secure admission to an educational institution abroad and arrange a US study visa. Trusting his claims, she reportedly paid him money on several occasions in the hope of pursuing her studies in the United States.