Man held at Sharjah airport as 'absconder'

Dubai: A 42-year-old businessman who was travelling with his family on a vacation was detained at Sharjah airport because his former company had declared him an absconder although it had issued him a release letter.
Gulf News learnt that Anil Sekharan, an Indian, was blacklisted a month ago by the company where he worked as a sales manager four years ago. The company had issued him a 'release' and a 'no-objection' letter in 2003.
A Sharjah immigration official at the airport told Gulf News that detainees are given the opportunity to tell their side of the story and rectify the situation.
Sekharan, who is currently running a furniture manufacturing business, said he got in touch with his previous company and had his name removed from the list. He said: "I still have the 'release' and the 'no-objection' letter with me and that bailed me out. It was utter carelessness on the part of the company to have blacklisted me." The incident took place on July 15. No one from his former company was available for comment.
This is the second such case in a week.
Gulf News had earlier reported that Ansel Thomas, an Indian, was also barred from travelling at Dubai airport recently for allegedly failing to repay a bank loan which he had settled in January.
21/07/07 Sunita Menon/Gulf News, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007, Foreign Jul 2007