Family of Deceased Gold Medalist Student Approaches FIA to File Fraud Case Against Visa Agent; Dreams Shattered Over Fake Harvard Documents
ISLAMABAD: In a move to register a criminal case against the fraudulent agent believed to be responsible for the tragedy in Islamabad, the family of the deceased student who won the Gold Medal in the 38th National Chess Tournament has turned to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).The family of the deceased Gold Medal winner, who won the 38th National Chess Tournament, has formally approached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for a criminal case against the agent they believe is responsible for the tragedy.
The FIA has begun formal action, and a case will be registered under the family’s formal petition that will include charges of fraud and forgery, according to sources. An FIA investigative team met with the relatives of the victim and retrieved the information, while the agent was handed over the fake documents as evidence.
The main points of the Tragic Fraud Case and FIA Investigation
Education Consultant’s demand of Rs7 million on Family’s Financial Sacrifice: The bereaved family has stated that the education consultant demanded Rs7 million to send the brilliant student to the United States. Her father sold a plot of land and paid Rs21 million [Note: accounts as such in the local press] and the mother’s jewellery was mortgaged to cover the remaining amount.
The victim’s uncle stated that the student was very intelligent, and had graduated from her university under a scholarship, aiming for a career in physics and to be a scientist at Harvard University. But, when the university letters of acceptance, visas and bank statements she received from the agent were found to be fake, her dreams were dashed.
The student sent her uncle a last message before she ended her life because of the heavy emotional burden resulting from the scam, asking him not to tell Abbu (father), he would die of grief.
Ongoing Legal Action: FIA has also assured the family that a proper investigation is going on and all the beneficiaries of the fraud syndicate will be brought to books.