The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Sri Lankan travelling on fake documents arrested

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Sri Lankan travelling on fake documents arrested

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BANGALORE: Yet another Sri Lankan national who was trying to illegally fly out of India was apprehended at the Bangalore airport in the early hours of Wednesday.

The Immigration officials at the Bangalore airport arrested Thushyanthan (23), who was possessing fake passport and visa, when he was about to board a Lufthansa Airline flight to the U.K., sources in the police told The Hindu.

Thushyanthan alias Kumaran, who had come to Chennai three months ago, had obtained a fake Indian passport through an agent there.

The agent had asked the Sri Lankan to come to Bangalore airport and had promised him to get him a visa and a flight ticket to the U.K.

As advised by the agent, Thushyanthan purchased a domestic ticket from Indian airline counter and entered the terminal building.

The agent, who had come there, handed over a Lufthansa airline ticket and fake visa to Thushyanathan and tore the domestic Indian Airline ticket, the sources said.

When Thushyanthan was trying to sneak in without getting the immigration clearance, the officials apprehended him.

Verification

On verification of the documents, they found that he was possessing fake passport and visa with fake immigration seal, the sources said.

On a complaint by immigration officials, the Airport police arrested him and registered a case.

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