Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police, Tourism Enforcement Wing has busted an illegal and un-registered Hajj and Umrah Tour and Travel agency operating in the Kashmir valley and arrested two persons while hunt for three others is going on.
Police said that Tourist Police Station Srinagar received information that an un-approved travel agency -INDO SAHAB – located at New Delhi is operating in Kashmir valley illegally and giving frequent advertisements in local newspapers in order to cheat gullible people.
“On this information case FIR No. 06/2017 U/S 420,120 B, RPC 2/28-32, 36 (2) Tourist Trade Act RW Section 2(g) T.T Act was registered by Tourist Police Station Srinagar and investigation was taken up. Keeping in view the public importance of the case a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted by ZPHQ Kashmir vide order issued under No. KZ/CR/2017/340/26108-13 Dated. 17-07-2017 under the supervision of SDPO Sadder Srinagar and two persons Dawood Ahmad Azad son of Humayoun Azad resident of Kursoo Rajbagh and Mohammad Shabbar Khoja son of Hassan Ali Khoja resident of Dongri Mumbai (proprietor of Al-Huda Travels Mumbai) were arrested. The two were operating in Srinagar on behalf of INDO SAHAB TOUR & TRAVEL SERVICES. The duo were working with INDO SAHAB TRAVEL SERVICES, first floor Abu Fazal Enclave Jamia Nagar Okhla New Delhi and were persuading and motivating the local Hajj aspirants regarding the Hajj 2017 and were collecting money from the Hajj aspirants.
During investigation, it also surfaced that the company has received approximately Rs 1 crore in their ICICI Bank account and 100 Passports from a Kerala based tour operator Bharath Hajj & Umrah Services for providing visas for Hajj 2017.
During investigation, this account was frozen on the orders of the court to safeguard the money deposited by the Hajj aspirants of Kerala through the tour operator. It has surfaced that INDO SAHAB TRAVEL SERVICES has not been issued quota for the Hajj 2017 by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Some incriminating documents and Passports have been recovered from the accused persons and Rs 3,30,000 were recovered and released in favour of cheated Hajj aspirants.
The charge sheet in case FIR No. 06 of 2017 under Section 420,120 B, RPC 2/28-32, 36 (2) Tourist Trade Act RW Section 2(g) TT Act against 5 persons was produced before CJM Srinagar today on 27th Dec 2017. Two accused Dawood Ahmad Azad and Shabbar Ahmad Khoja were produced before the court whereas three accused Fabiyan Wahid Gilkar alias Dr. Khalid Nabe, Rafiqa Jan Gilkar and Emaad Ahmad Anis are absconding.
“The public in general is advised through not to fall prey to these kinds of un-registered/un-authorized Hajj/Umrah tour operators and before booking any tour first verify the credentials of the company,” a release said.
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