Bihar man detained, questioned twice at IGI

New Delhi: A man from Bihar was allegedly detained at the airport and questioned twice because his name matched with that of a possible terror suspect.
Nothing was, however, found against Attaur Rahman on both occasions and he was released. The youth from Sitamarhi in Bihar, however, is now worried about getting clearance to fly to Doha (Qatar) for work before his visa expires in October.
A senior immigration official said, “We had information about a man with the name of Atta-ur Rahman, so he was stopped and questioned. But we did not find anything against him and he was let off.”
Rahman called the experience a major harassment. Speaking to The Indian Express over the phone from Patna, he said he was asked questions like “What kind of weapons you have learned to use?” and “How many times you have visited Pakistan?”.
“I was shocked when they asked me if I had gone through weapons training. I was questioned for almost 11 hours on May 27 and again on June 11 for almost six hours. I have not received a clearance yet and I have to go to Doha.” Rahman, who lives in Sitamarhi in Bihar, is the son of a Bihar policeman— his father Annu Sipahi is posted as a constable in Purnea.
A few days later, Rahman booked a seat on a Jet Airways flight to Doha on June 11. This time too, he was stopped and questioned by the immigration and Special Cell officers.
02/06/10 Neeraj Chauhan/Express India

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Categories: Airports Jul 2010