Ex-Maldivian VP not allowed into India as he did not have valid documents: MEA

Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor was denied entry into India as he did not possess any valid travel document. MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Adheeb was also not entering India through a designated entry point.

New Delhi:The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said that former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor was not permitted entry into India as he did not possess any valid document.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Adheeb was also not entering India through a designated entry point.

"There are designated entry points through which foreigners are allowed entry into India. The entry is facilitated on the basis of appropriate valid travel documents," he said.

"In the present case, since he was not entering India through a designated entry point and did not possess the valid document, he has not been permitted entry into India," Kumar added.

An official in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu said Adheeb was being questioned by central agencies.