SrinagarJammu and Kashmir Police (Tourism Enforcement Wing) has busted an illegal Hajj/Umrah Tour & Travel agency operating in the Kashmir valley.
Tourist Police Station Srinagar acted upon an information that an un-approved travel agency named INDO SAHAB located at New Delhi was operating in the Kashmir illegally. In order to lure gullible people this agency was giving frequent advertisements in local newspapers as well.
“We have arrested two persons in this regard and an amount of nearly 40 lakh has been seized and further investigation was going on”, Superintendent of Tourism Police, Amarjeet Singh told Kashmir Observer.
According to the police, after receiving this information, a case was registered under FIR No. 06/2017 under section 420, 511 RPC, 2/28-32, 36(II) T.T Act R.W sec 2(g) T.T Act.
During the course of investigation, two persons identified as Dawood Ahmad Azad son of Humayoun Azad resident of Kursoo Rajbagh and Muhammad Shabbar Khoja son of Hassan Ali Khoja resident of Dongri Mumbai, proprietor of a Mumbai based travel company, were arrested.
The duo was working with Indo Sahab Travel Services, first floor Abul Fazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi and were luring local Hajj aspirants for Hajj 2017. They were collecting money from the gullible aspirants.
During further course of investigation it surfaced that Indo Sahab Travel Services has not been issued any quota for the Hajj 2017 by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Officials informed that some documents & passports besides cash of Rs 330,000 was recovered from the accused. Police has cautioned general public about the fraud companies and asked them not to fall prey to un-registered/un-authorized Hajj/Umrah tour operators and verify their credentials before any booking.
Meanwhile Jammu & Kashmir Association of Haj and Umrah Companies, Srinagar (JKAHUC) Thursday appreciated the timely action taken by the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Enforcement Wing and SHO Tourist Police Station, TRC, Srinagar in exposing the Delhi based fake Haj and Umrah company.
“JKAHUC is thankful to the KCC&I and local Travel and Trade Bodies for their support to JKAHUC in exposing the unregistered and mischievous operators who lure the intending pilgrims.