Fraud cases related to Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages exposed

A resident of Tashkent region, Tashkent district, born in 1968, with a previous conviction, did not have the authority to organize the Hajj pilgrimage, but trusted a citizen and demanded 8 thousand US dollars to send his parents to the Hajj pilgrimage this year. He was detained by the State Security Service when he received 2 thousand dollars in advance of the demanded money.

In Andijan region, Shakhrikhan district, born in 1987, the head of a travel company received 4 thousand US dollars from them to send them to the Umrah pilgrimage, when his illegal actions were exposed and measures were taken against him.

A similar case was also identified in the Akaltin district of the Syrdarya region. A resident of the area, born in 1974, posed as a representative of a travel agency and promised to send 3 citizens on an Umrah pilgrimage, demanding a total of 3,450 US dollars. The suspect was detained while receiving an advance payment of 1,100 dollars and 1 million 290 thousand soums.

The head of a private airline ticket office operating in the city of Karshi, Kashkadarya region, also committed fraud. He claimed to be sending a relative of a citizen on an Umrah pilgrimage and demanded 1,200 US dollars for this. The airline ticket office employee was detained with material evidence while receiving 10 million soums in advance on the instructions of this head.

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against these individuals under Article 168 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan (fraud) and appropriate investigative measures are being conducted. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!