An official of Committee on Religious Affairs gambled 1.6 billion soums paid by citizens for Umrah pilgrimage 

In Khodjaabad district of Andijan region, an official of the Committee for Religious Affairs, who worked in the building of the administration, collected 1 billion 650 million soums from almost 70 people for Umrah and spent the money in online gambling, correspondents of the TV program "Markaziy Studio" reported.