Sri Lankan Dy. Minister detained at Nedumbaserry Airport

posted by   raghuraman (90)   18 months ago (avindia.blogspot.com)

Kochi: Sri Lankan Deputy Minister for Higher Education Mohd. Mustafa was briefly detained at the Nedumbaserry International Airport, near here, today for arriving without a valid visa.Mr Mustafa, who arrived in the city to attend an awards function of the Kerala Management Association this evening, was later issued a 'temporary landing permit' by the Port Registration Officer and allowed to leave the airport.Senior immigration officials at the airport confirmed that the Sri Lankan minister arrived here at about 1130 hrs. by Sri Lankan Airlines flight 165 without a valid visa.