A Pakistani national, who was on a onemonth visit toChennai and was not supposed to travel anywhere else, surfaced at Rayachoti inKadapa district, and was promptly arrested on Friday by the police.
Though investigators have found nothing suspicious aboutNissar Ahmed so far, the fact that he violated the Visa norms and relatedpermits, led the police to register a case against him. Police also registeredcases against his Rayachoti- based friend, Pathan Shakeel Khan.
Nissar Ahmed (42), who hails from Sanghar district in theSindh province of Pakistan, had left Pakistan for Saudi Arabia a few years agoand worked as an interior decorator at Madina. Later, he developedkidneyrelated ailments and wanted to visit Chennai for treatment. The Jeddahauthorities granted him a Visa which was valid for 30 days from July 15. On hisarrival in Chennai on July 16, local police allowed him to visit only GlobalHospital for treatment and his place of stay. Except the two he was notpermitted to visit any other place.
But on August 19 Ahmed left Chennai for Rayachoti where hisfriend Shakeel resides and decided to celebrate Eid with his family. ‘’He wasalso in need of money and sought Shakeel’s help. Shakeel had promised to givehim Rs 25,000,’’ police sources said. Shakeel too works in Saudi Arabia. He isworking as a salesman in a computer shop in the holy city of Mecca and had comehome to Rayachoti for Eid.
Nissar was supposed to return to Chennai on August 23 butthe police, acting on a tip-off, took him and Shakeel into custody at BoseNagar in Rayachoti.
They said that though Nissar Ahmed’s visa had expired, hetold interrogators that he had applied for extension as his treatment gotdelayed. ‘’He claims to have applied for extension of his entry/exit visa inChennai. As per rules, he is supposed to have informed the Kadapa police abouthis arrival which he did not do deliberately as his visa had expired,’’ sourcessaid.
Confirming the arrest, Kadapa superintendent of policeManish Kumar Sinha said cases were registered against Nissar Ahmed and ShakeelKhan under Section 7 of the Foreigners Order, 1948 read with 14 of ForeignersAct, 1946, and both were remanded in judicial custody.
‘’Shakeel Khan was supposed to inform the local police aboutNissar’s arrival in the district which he did not,’’ police said.
To verify his claims, Kadapa police contacted the GlobalHospital officials in Chennai who confirmed that Nissar was undergoingtreatment there.