Passenger with fake visa arrested

Published - July 01, 2011 12:38 am IST - CHENNAI:

An Indian national who attempted to board a flight from Chennai to Heathrow with a fake visa was arrested fortnight ago.

An official release from the UK Border Agency said when the passenger came to the airline counter the alert staff questioned him and referred to the UK Border Agency in Chennai. During checks, it was found that no visa had been issued to anybody with that name or holding that passport number.

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