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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has taken notice of the death of 20-year-old Laiba Ijaz, an International Islamic University Islamabad student who was found dead after allegedly being defrauded of Rs5 million by a travel agent on the pretext of arranging a US education visa.<\/strong><\/p>\n FIA Director Shehzad Bukhari has taken notice of the case, and the agency has contacted the deceased\u2019s family to obtain further details, according to the family.<\/p>\n Laiba\u2019s maternal uncle, Rana Amjad, confirmed that the FIA had contacted the family regarding the matter.<\/p>\n Laiba was found dead near a green belt close to Itwar Bazaar in Sector G-10, within the jurisdiction of Ramna police station, police said.<\/p>\n According to police officials, Laiba, a resident of G-10 Markaz, had allegedly paid Rs5 million to an agent to facilitate her travel to the United States for education. She later discovered that the documents provided to her were allegedly fake.<\/p>\n Police said she had reportedly been under severe mental stress after discovering the alleged fraud. She left her home at around 2pm without informing her family.<\/p>\n Her family subsequently used her mobile phone\u2019s location to trace her to the green belt near Itwar Bazaar, where her body was found hanging from a tree, police said.<\/p>\n Police said the incident appeared to be a suspected suicide, but an investigation was underway to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.<\/p>\n Investigators are also examining the alleged fraud and the role of the travel agent who reportedly received the money for her planned journey to the United States.<\/p>\n Officials said the final circumstances of her death would become clearer following the post-mortem examination and completion of the investigation.<\/p>\n