Hyderabad: 2 Nepalese held with fake NOCs

When the immigration officials checked the NOCs, they were found to be fake.

Update: 2018-08-03 20:57 GMT
The police had earlier arrested Nooruddin Sheik, a Wayanad native, who was released after detailed interrogation.

Hyderabad:Two men from Nepal were arrested by the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport police for trying to fly to Dubai with a tourist visa from Hyderabad on a fake NOC (No-objection Certificate) supposedly issued by the Embassy of Nepal.On August 1, two Nepal nationals, Mahato Khem Kumar  and Chaudhary Mukeshwar Prasad approached the departure of immigration to obtain a clearance to fly to Dubai on tourist visas by an Air India flight.

According to immigration rules, Nepal nationals visiting the United Arab Emirates have to invariably get a no objection letter from the Embassy of Nepal at New Delhi, if they fly from India.When the immigration officials checked the NOCs, they were found to be fake. The officials called the third secretary (consular) of Embassy of Nepal, Sumesh Chandra Dwivedi, who  confirmed that NOCs were not issued.

The police found that the Nepalese men arrived at Hyderabad from Kathmandu in Nepal. They approached an agent, identified as Tahir, who arranged them visit visas and fake NOCs. Based on the complaint lodged by the immigration officials, the police registered a case against the duo.

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