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Kenyan citizen living in Lucknow without visa-passport arrested


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Lucknow, July 19 (HS). The Commissionerate Police has arrested Maurice Okiye, a native of Kenya, from Indira Nagar in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, without visa and passport. When Maurice was not found with any documents, he was questioned for a long time and an FIR was registered under the Foreigners Act.

Maurice, a resident of Nairobi, Kenya, came to India to complete his studies. After completing B.Com and M.Com, he wanted to pursue further studies. Meanwhile, an FIR was lodged against him in a fraud case in Lanka police station area of ​​Varanasi. He was arrested and sent to jail. After being released from jail, Maurice came to Lucknow in search of work. Here he started working as a cable wire connector. He kept his identity hidden.

Despite having the skill, he was not serious about passport and visa. During this time, a complaint was made against him and Lucknow Commissionerate Police arrested him from Sector 17 of Indira Nagar.