Indian bizman held in Hyderabad for visiting Libya illegally

Hyderabad: The RGIA police on Tuesday arrested a man for travelling to Libya and staying there for a fortnight in violation of an order issued by the Indian government. Syed Haji Ismail, a native of Kalburgi in Karnataka, holds an Indian passport and lived in Dubai where he has a business. On June 22, Haji […]

Hyderabad: The RGIA police on Tuesday arrested a man for travelling to Libya and staying there for a fortnight in violation of an order issued by the Indian government.

Syed Haji Ismail, a native of Kalburgi in Karnataka, holds an Indian passport and lived in Dubai where he has a business. On June 22, Haji went to Libya from Dubai via Istanbul and stayed there till July 9. “The Ministry of External Affairs had issued an order in 2016 imposing a ban on the travel of Indian nationals to Libya till further orders. Haji violated the orders. Hence a case is booked against him,” said P Vijay Kumar, SHO, RGIA police.

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On Tuesday, Haji arrived at the RGIA when the immigration authorities while checking his passport noticed that he had visited Libya and informed the police, who took him into custody and booked a case. On interrogation, Haji told the police that he had gone to Libya as he had to get some money from some customers there.

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