IB probes Pakistan pilot's stay in Kerala hotel

Thiruvananthapuram: Intelligence Bureau officials are investigating how Khan Khalid Rashid, a Pakistani pilot working for Ethihad Airlines, was allowed to leave Thiruvananthapuram airport after his flight landed on May 6, said sources.
Rashid had stayed at a five-star hotel in the city and left on the morning of May 7, said sources.
However, the IB refused to confirm whether such an investigation had been initiated.
Indian law does not permit Pakistani aircraft, Pakistani pilots or cabin crew to land in any airport in the country, except in New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkota. Pakistani crew members and pilots in other airports across the country have to stay inside the retiring rooms in the airports under strict security cover.
03/07/10 rediff.com/mynews.in

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