Police receive over 20 reports on stranded haj pilgrims issue


PUTRAJAYA: Police have received at least 22 reports on the issue of prospective haj pilgrims being stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang on Thursday (July 7), believed to have been cheated by a travel agency.

KLIA OCPD Asst Comm Imran Abd Rahman said as of 3pm on Friday (July 8), police reports had been lodged by the victims or the victim's family members, among others in Dungun, Terengganu; Setapak, Kuala Lumpur; Temerloh, Pahang; Rawang, Selangor.

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