The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore uncovered an illegal call centre in Johar Town, allegedly involved in international online financial scams, arresting two suspects during a raid.Â
According to reports, the call centre, operating on the second floor of a building, was reportedly used to contact foreign nationals with fraudulent schemes. The suspects, Munawar Hayat and Taimoor Hussain, were apprehended on the spot.
FIA officials said that the suspects allegedly collected credit card details by luring victims into various offers and later used the information for financial scams. During the raid, authorities seized multiple mobile phones, laptops, and other digital devices, which have been taken for forensic examination.
A case has been registered under sections 3, 4, 13, 14, and 16 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, read with sections 109, 419, 420, 468, and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).Â
In a separate operation, FIA Lahore Zone arrested six suspects linked to human trafficking, illegal hawala-hundi operations, and copyright infringements.Â
The raids were carried out by the Anti-Human Trafficking Circle and the Corporate Crime Circle. Those arrested include M Salman, Ubaidullah, Shafiq Khan, M Ramzan, M Raza, and M Aleem.
M Salman allegedly defrauded a citizen of Rs500,000 by promising a Saudi Arabia work visa and then went into hiding. Ubaidullah and Shafiq Khan were involved in illegal hawala-hundi and currency exchange operations, with Rs1.65 million and related documents and digital evidence recovered. M Ramzan, M Raza, and M Aleem were found violating the Copyright Act, with a large quantity of counterfeit products seized. The suspects were arrested from various locations in Okara and Lahore, and investigations are ongoing.
