Two Lankans nabbed in Kolkata

5 July 2011 01:00 am

Two Sri Lankan nationals were arrested at NSC Bose International airport, Kolkata yesterday for trying to travel to Dubai with fake passport, police said.

Subba Githarani (25) and Tunuthubai Farzan (32) were arrested at the airport when they were found to carry fake passport during immigration check to board a flight to Dubai, they said.

They first came to Chennai and then to Kolkata. They were due to fly to Switzerland from Dubai.

On June 29, two other Sri Lankan nationals were arrested at Kolkata with fake passport before boarding a flight to Bangkok.

(PTI)