A city-based Haj and Umrah travel agent has gone absconding after cheating more than 300 pilgrims of crores of rupees in the past year. The victims were ready to set out on the pilgrimage, and were waiting for their travel details, when the agent became unreachable. His phone was switched off and even his Nagpada office and residence were found locked. That is when they approached the Nagpada police and filed a complaint in the matter on July 10. However, the cops are still in the process of recording their statements.

Police sources said the accused has been identified as Noor Mohammed Ibrahim Dawa alias Nooru Bhai, who runs ALFA Enterprises at Shuklaji Street, Nagpada.