Jun 22, 2025 05:23 PM IST
Bara Fauzi Hamid Al Bayati, a resident of Al Dora in Baghdad, had been illegally staying in and round New Delhi since June 16 this 12 months
Bettiah: An Iraqi citizen who was staying within the nation illegally was arrested late Saturday night whereas trying to cross into Nepal from Raxaul city in Bihar, police mentioned.
Bara Fauzi Hamid Al Bayati, a resident of Al Dora in Baghdad, had been illegally staying in and round New Delhi since June 16 this 12 months, station home officer (SHO) of Haraiya police station Kisan Kumar Paswan mentioned.
“He was discovered to don’t have any legitimate paperwork and was making an attempt to succeed in Kathmandu to catch a flight to Saudi Arabia. Additional investigation into the matter is underway,” Paswan mentioned.
Throughout police interrogation, the Iraqi nationwide mentioned he’s an engineer in Saudi Arabia, Paswan added.
The East Champaran police have knowledgeable central companies, together with Navy Intelligence (MI) and the Analysis and Evaluation Wing (RAW). Bayati has additionally been interrogated by Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers.
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That is the seventh overseas nationwide — together with 5 Chinese language and one American — to be arrested in Raxaul city of East Champaran in latest months.
On Could 7, 4 Chinese language residents — recognized as He Qiangsheng, Huang Limin, Li Yonghai, and Deng Yijum, all residents of Hunan in China — had been arrested in Raxaul. One other Chinese language citizen, recognized as Hello Zeshi, was arrested on June 3 this 12 months. Earlier, an American citizen recognized as Eitan Ben Shahar was arrested close to the Indian customs workplace in Raxaul city on April 25.
