Tour company MD believed arrested over stranded umrah pilgrims


KUALA LUMPUR: It is believed that the police have detained the managing director of a travel and tour company on Wednesday (Jan 15) over allegations of failing to fly over 300 umrah pilgrims to the holy land, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.

Sinar Harian reported that it is understood that the managing director was detained by the Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department at 6.45pm at the headquarters of the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO) here.

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