Indian national arrested in Pakistan for not carrying travel documents

Arrested

New Delhi:An Indian national was arrested in Islamabad on Sunday for reportedly not carrying proper travel documents.

News agency PTI, quoting Pakistani media reports, the Indian man, identified as Sheikh Nabi Ahmed, who hail from Jogeshwari East in Mumbai, was taken into custody on Friday after he failed to produce any travel or visa documents.
According to Pakisatni police, the Indian national was walking along Nazimuddin Road in Sector F-8, Islamabad, when he was stopped at a check post. Police demanded to check his visa documents after he told them that he was an Indian citizen.

However, Ahmed could not produce any document and was taken into police custody. He has been booked for illegal entry and stay in the country under Foreigners Act 1946 and sent to jail on judicial remand. Meanwhile, officials of the Indian High Commission have said that it does not have any information about the arrest so far.