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Sri Lankan held with fake visa

CHENNAI: Immigration authorities at the Anna international terminal early on Friday arrested a 21-year-old Sri Lankan national when he attempted to board a Paris-bound flight using a fake visa.

The authorities said Jeyakumar Pranavan was holding a genuine Sri Lankan passport. He came from Colombo and was on his way to London via Paris. He came to complete the immigration formalities and the U.K. visa he had was fake. He was arrested and handed over to local police for further investigation. — Special Correspondent

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