Nearly 1.5 Lakh people without Haj permit sent back

Riyadh: The security authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have sent back 159,188 residents for attempting to undertake the Haj without legal permits this year, local media reported.

The director of Public Security and head of the Haj Security Committee, Lieutenant General Muhammad Al-Bassami, said in a press conference, that 5,868 violators of residency and work



regulations have been arrested in Makkah.

Al-Bassami, head of the Haj security committee, told Arabic daily Okaz that 109,118 cars were returned at the entrances to Makkah for violating Haj regulations, and 83 fake pilgrimage campaigns were also detected.

On Friday, Saudi Arabia announced the success of the health plans for this year’s Haj season.