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Syrian raises money from mosques for Gaza victims
The New Indian Express Chennai
|August 24, 2025
One arrested as donation fraud racket busted by the Gujarat police
A major fraud has come to light in Ahmedabad after the Crime Branch nabbed Ali Medhat Al-zaher (23), a Syrian national, who was posing as a Gaza war victim to collect donations from the city mosques. "We received a tip-off about foreigners going to mosques in the guise of Gaza victims and extorting money. During our search, we intercepted Alzaher, whose profile looked suspicious," said a senior Crime Branch officer.
Officials say the accused not only duped worshippers but also revealed that several of his associates have gone underground in India.
This story is from the August 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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