Iraqi man held at Raxaul for illegal entry into India
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Motihari: An Iraqi national was arrested late on Saturday night at the Maitri Bridge near the customs check post in Raxaul, at the Indo-Nepal border, while attempting to enter Raxaul town from Nepal's Birgunj under suspicious circumstances.
Raxaul serves as a major gateway to Bihar from Nepal.
Following initial interrogation, the man, Bara Fauji Hamid Al Bayati, a 47-year-old resident of Baghdad, Iraq, was produced in a court on Sunday and subsequently sent to Motihari Central Jail.
Kishan Kumar Paswan, SHO of Haraiya Police Station in Raxaul, detained the foreigner during routine checks at the border.
"He has been arrested for trying to enter Indian territory at Raxaul without any valid documents," East Champaran SP Swarn Prabhat said.
Investigations revealed that Bayati did not possess a visa to enter India. He had travelled alone from Nepal and attempted to cross into Raxaul illegally, showing no signs of fear or hesitation. The central security agencies are now probing his intentions for entering India.
The incident has added to growing concerns over illegal infiltration by foreign nationals through the Raxaul border. "Continuous illegal infiltration and attempts by foreigners to enter India through the Raxaul border have become a serious concern for the police and other security agencies here," said an officer.
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Since April 24 this year, the SSB and immigration authorities have detained nine foreign nationals from countries including the United States, China, Canada, South Korea and Iraq, as well as people linked to Khalistani separatism. All were attempting to enter India via Nepal without valid documents and did not disclose the purpose of their visits.
The Iraqi national claimed to be a mechanical engineer and said he had earlier visited India twice with valid visas. He entered India illegally for a third time on June 16 this year, crossing from Nepal. According to police, he claimed to have roamed various Indian cities, including Lucknow, before being caught while returning to Nepal.
"He said he came to Kathmandu on June 16 and entered India the same day through the open border," said an officer. Intelligence officials are investigating his suspicious movements and repeated illegal entries into the country.
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