Lucknow: A joint team of Bahraich police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested a 39-year-old Sri Lankan national for allegedly staying in the border area without a valid visa, passport or other travel documents, police said on Friday.
He was apprehended near Manoj Singh’s grocery shop in Nidhipurwa village under the jurisdiction of Murtia police station during a joint patrol and crime-prevention operation on Oct 23. A case was registered against him at Murtia police station under Section 21 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and legal proceedings have been initiated. Because he possessed no official documents while others had documents which were also verified by the agencies, sP, Bahraich, Vishwajeet Srivastava, said that only Ajith was arrested.
The man was found moving around the area without valid travel documents, according to the police. Police said the action formed part of an ongoing drive to prevent crime and curb illegal activities in the border region. The arrested man, identified as Ajith Kumar , son of Vivekanandan, is a resident of Manipay in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna district. The SSB later handed over all four individuals to Murtia police station for detailed questioning and further legal action.