Syrian forges docus to get family visa
Bid to run over woman foiled
KUWAIT CITY, July 24: Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passports exposed a Syrian national who forged official documents to secure dependent visa for his wife and son.
An Interior Ministry press statement indicated the Residency Affairs Department discovered a Syrian national earning KD 200 monthly had secured dependent visa for his wife and son without fulfilling relevant conditions and investigation revealed that the suspect obtained approval of the visa
Woman dead: An Indian woman died on the roof of a house in Sulaibikhat after aborting her baby, reports Al-Rai daily.
Police and Forensics men hurried to the location where they found the woman in a pool of blood with the aborted fetus beside her.
It has been reported that the woman was married and she did not go to her home country for 18 months, a confirmation that she had an affair.
Police are conducting investigations to identify the father of the baby.
Expats medical tests: The ministries of Health and Interior have coordinated their efforts to regulate procedures for the medical examination of all expatriate workers who enter Kuwait, reports Al-Anba daily quoting high-level sources.
Sources revealed the representative application by exploiting another expatriate who happens to be his namesake, without the person’s knowledge.
Statement indicated the suspect managed to deceive an official at the Residency Affairs Department by presenting the civil ID of the other person to complete the transaction.
It added necessary steps have since been taken to refer the suspect to concerned authorities for further investigation.
Woman assaulted: Police are now
of the two ministries had earlier discussed procedures for the medical examination of some Arab and Asian nationals upon arrival and departure. Sources said expatriates under visa numbers 17 and 18, and those on family visa are required to undergo medical tests because they deal with the public, food catering establishments, public places and families. Sources affirmed such tests are aimed at curbing the spread of infectious diseases and to protect the entire country in general.
Sources added the representatives of the two ministries will hold another meeting soon to determine the Arab and Asian nationalities under the abovementioned visa types that will undergo medical examinations.
Sources also unveiled a plan to require all domestic workers to undergo medical tests when leaving and returning to the country. Sources explained this will be done through the provision of medical facilities at all ports or any other proposal for review, looking for an unidentified person who allegedly assaulted a Kuwaiti woman and attempted to run over her, reports Al-Rai daily.
A passerby in Nuzha was surprised when the suspect got down from a car, assaulted the woman and he was about to run her over but he changed his mind due to the intervention of some people who witnessed the incident.
The woman lost consciousness and was rushed to a nearby hospital. Police will interrogate her as soon as her condition improves.
so as to prevent epidemics.
Victim of hackers: It seems a Kuwaiti woman did not hear the continuous warnings issued by the E-crimes Department against dealing with any party requesting certain information as she fell victim to hackers who managed to steal KD700 from her, reports Al-Rai daily.
A security source said the woman lodged a complaint with police, saying she received a telephone call from an unknown person congratulating her for winning thousands of dollars. The caller convinced her to log on to a website in order to buy a card worth $20 for her to receive the prize money and then she provided the number of the card. She was shocked when she later received a text message from the bank regarding the withdrawal of KD700 from her account.
Police found out the caller used a fake telephone number through the Internet.