Indian national arrested in Pakistan
An Indian national was arrested in the F-8 area of Islamabad in Pakistan on Friday, allegedly for not having the required travel documents. The Pakistan government has registered a case under Article 14 of the Foreign Act. The person arrested has been sent to 14-day judicial remand for pre-trial detention.
An Indian national has been arrested in Islamabad on Sunday allegedly over incomplete travel documents. According to Pakistan local media, a case has also been filed under Article 14 of the Foreign Act. According to police, the man identified as Sheikh Nabi, a resident of Mumbai, was detained during routine patrol in F-8 area of the capital on May 19 after he failed to produce any travel or visa documents. According to police, Nabi was walking along Nazimuddin Road in Sector F-8 when he was stopped at a check post. Police demanded to check his visa documents after he told them that he was an Indian. However, he could not produce any documents and was taken into police custody. An official of the Indian High Commission, however, said that the mission does not have any information about the arrest so far.The arrest came days after the International Court of Justice stayed the execution of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "involvement in espionage and sabotage activities" against the country.The "suspicious person" has been booked under the Foreigners Act, 1946. Police have also obtained 14 days judicial remand through a magistrate.Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that it is ascertaining facts regarding the arrest of the Indian held in Islamabad, allegedly for incomplete travel documents.(With inputs from PTI) Also read: Madhya Pradesh: Two naxal funding operatives arrested in Balaghat