NIA team visits Cuttack for info on Afghan nat'l
Bhubaneswar: An NIA team visited Cuttack on Monday to collect detailed information about the Afghanistan national who was arrested from Biju Patnaik International Airport on Saturday night for forging his passport documents and allegedly staying illegally in Cuttack.
The Afghan national, Mohammad Yousaf (54), who had been residing in a rented house in Cuttack's Petin Sahi area for the last few months, was intercepted by security personnel at Bhubaneswar airport during a routine check. His suspicious behaviour and lack of valid travel documents led to his detention and subsequent arrest.
The NIA team visited Cuttack to gather more details about his stay and activities. The team reached the rented house at Petin Sahi around 2pm and interacted with the house owner to verify Yousaf's background details.
The visit lasted for over an hour and the team left the location around 3:30pm after inspecting the premises.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused was engaged in a saree business while living in Cuttack. Authorities are now trying to ascertain whether others were involved in aiding or abetting his illegal stay.
Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said, "The NIA team has arrived to collect all necessary details related to the Afghan national who was apprehended at the airport.
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Our preliminary investigation revealed that he had been staying in Cuttack without valid documents."
"The NIA is collecting all documents and further course of action will be decided accordingly," he added.
Police have already seized electronic gadgets, documents and mobile phones from the accused's residence, which have been handed over to the NIA for forensic examination.
Authorities are probing if the man entered India on forged documents or by overstaying a visa.
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