Shimla(IANS) : An Afghan national wanted in his own country was arrested in Solan town of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, following a tip off by the Afghan embassy.
Noor Agha was arrested for several violations of the foreigners act in Solan, some 45 km from the state capital here, police said Wednesday.
“We have taken Noor Agha into custody late Tuesday in Solan under various sections of foreigners act. He is wanted in a major case in Afghanistan,” Solan’s police chief Diljit Thakur said Wednesday.
“Following a tip off we arrested the man living in a rented house along with his wife and four children,” Thakur said.
He was reportedly living in Solan for the last six months.
“During questioning we found that Agha was granted exemption to stay in India till Dec 31, 2006. We’re also verifying the veracity of the visa extension,” the police chief said.
The police have not ruled out Agha’s connections with any terrorist group.
According to the police, the embassy of Afghanistan had informed the Himachal Pradesh police some time back that Agha was possibly hiding in the state.