Pakistani national arrested in Rayachoti

A Pakistani national, who was on a onemonth visit to

Chennai and was not supposed to travel anywhere else, surfaced at Rayachoti in

Kadapa district, and was promptly arrested on Friday by the police.Though investigators have found nothing suspicious about

Nissar Ahmed so far, the fact that he violated the Visa norms and related

permits, led the police to register a case against him. Police also registered

cases against his Rayachoti- based friend, Pathan Shakeel Khan. Nissar Ahmed (42), who hails from Sanghar district in the

Sindh province of Pakistan, had left Pakistan for Saudi Arabia a few years ago

and worked as an interior decorator at Madina. Later, he developed

kidneyrelated ailments and wanted to visit Chennai for treatment. The Jeddah

authorities granted him a Visa which was valid for 30 days from July 15. On his

arrival in Chennai on July 16, local police allowed him to visit only Global

Hospital for treatment and his place of stay. Except the two he was not

permitted to visit any other place.But on August 19 Ahmed left Chennai for Rayachoti where his

friend Shakeel resides and decided to celebrate Eid with his family. ‘’He was

also in need of money and sought Shakeel’s help. Shakeel had promised to give

him Rs 25,000,’’ police sources said. Shakeel too works in Saudi Arabia. He is

working as a salesman in a computer shop in the holy city of Mecca and had come

home to Rayachoti for Eid.Nissar was supposed to return to Chennai on August 23 but

the police, acting on a tip-off, took him and Shakeel into custody at Bose

Nagar in Rayachoti.They said that though Nissar Ahmed’s visa had expired, he

told interrogators that he had applied for extension as his treatment got

delayed. ‘’He claims to have applied for extension of his entry/exit visa in

Chennai. As per rules, he is supposed to have informed the Kadapa police about

his arrival which he did not do deliberately as his visa had expired,’’ sources

said.Confirming the arrest, Kadapa superintendent of police

Manish Kumar Sinha said cases were registered against Nissar Ahmed and Shakeel

Khan under Section 7 of the Foreigners Order, 1948 read with 14 of Foreigners

Act, 1946, and both were remanded in judicial custody.‘’Shakeel Khan was supposed to inform the local police about

Nissar’s arrival in the district which he did not,’’ police said. To verify his claims, Kadapa police contacted the Global

Hospital officials in Chennai who confirmed that Nissar was undergoing

treatment there.