HYDERABAD, April 21 People holding Umra Card under a scheme are demanding back their money as the scheme was now was disbanded.

Leaders called upon the authorities to ensure the return of amount collected under the scheme and take action against former and incumbent administration of the company and cancel their license.

Mohammad Khalid Qadri, Mohammad Arif Attari and others speaking at the press conference on Tuesday said that the Caravan-e-Islami (International) Hajj and Umrah group, Soldier Bazaar, Karachi, holding government license, introduced Umrah card scheme in 2006.

They said that the price of a card was Rs500 with Rs25 as registration fee and three-year validity but the scheme came to an end in March, this year.

The balloting was done for eight months in a year with 50 card holders' receiving tickets in each ballot and those failing to receive Umra ticket were returned their Rs500 after the lapse of three years, they said.

A large number of people bought these cards with the total amount reaching to Rs50 million, they said adding that the administration of Carvan-i-Islami was refusing the refund to card holders though the scheme had ended.

The group had recently advertised of renewing cards for further six months, they said.

Leaders said that reportedly Mohammad Ahmed Attari, former chairman of the group entered into a partnership with Mohammad Ali in June 2008. They said that in February 2009, Mohammad Ali took full charge of the group but was refusing refund.

Card holders were not concerned with either the former or the present chairmen but want their money back, they said and demanded the authorities to intervene in the matter.