‘Monk’ held on Bangkok way

Calcutta: A Bangladeshi in the disguise of a Buddhist monk and carrying a fake Indian passport tried in vain to hoodwink immigration officials at Calcutta airport this morning.
Piyush Barua, 27, of Chittagong was about to board a Jet Airways flight to Bangkok with a passport in the name of Shyamal Barua.
He reached Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport around 10 am, two hours before the flight’s departure.
After checking in, Barua, in a resplendent red-and-yellow attire, went for immigration clearance. His papers raised the suspicion of the official posted there.
“Barua claimed he was an Assamese and a monk,” an official said.
He was detained for questioning, during which he could not follow queries in Assamese.
After several hours of grilling, the man broke down and admitted to travelling with fake documents. Barua told officials that he had forged his documents to get the passport.
15/07/07 The Telegraph

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Categories: Airports Jul 2007