3 held for travelling on fake passports

Chennai, May 20 (UNI) The Airport Police arrested three people at the Anna International Airport here last night on charges of travelling by fake passports from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to this city.

S Appadurai (39) of Mannargudi, T Muthaiah (43) of Kattumannargudi in Cuddalore District and G Sambanthapoorthy (23) of Panruti in Cuddalore District, had arrived here in a Sri Lankan Airlines flight.

The immigration authorities, who verified their passports and travel documents, found the passports to be bogus.

Preliminary inquiries revealed that the trio had gone to Malaysia, seeking employment. Since their original passports were under the custody of their employer, the arrested might have spent a huge sum to get the fake passports for paying a visit to their families here, police said.

The arrested were remanded to judicial custody today.

UNI