Sources from Ramanathapuram have stated that a 65 year old Pakistan National was arrested and the arrest comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rameswaram in the district to inaugurate a memorial for former president late APJ Abdul Kalam on July 27. Mohammed Yunus, from Karachi, was arrested from a lodge in Ervadi.According to sources Ervadi is famous for its centuries old dargah in Ramanathapuram district.
Police said "When he was arrested on Saturday, he neither had a passport nor a visa. He was carrying Pakistani Rupees 2,500 and Rs 3,000 in Indian currency".Meanwhile during interrogation, it came to light that he had come to Tamilnadu illegally by a boat from Sri Lanka.
After travelling to several places, including Pudukottai in Tamilnadu allegedly in search of a contraband substance, he had come to Ervadi, Q branch district police, which deals with national security. Moreover it was stated that thePakistani national was produced before a magistrate and remanded to judicial custody. He is being taken to the Puzhal Central Prison in Chennai, which has a separate cell to house foreigners.
