Probe on after ‘suspicious’ man nabbed at airport

VASCO: Mormugao DySP Sunita Sawant on Friday said a thorough probe was being carried out after a man was arrested by the Dabolim airport police on Thursday for moving around the premises suspiciously. Sawant, however, said preliminary investigations did not point to any terror-related activity.
The man was intercepted by CISF personnel at Dabolim airport on Thursday and was later handed over to the airport police.He was found to possess two ID cards having two different names Khurshid Alam and Shaikh Imran both of which he had used for air travel, thereby creating suspicions of him being a terrorist.
Subsequently identified as Khurshid Alam of West Bengal, the man was remanded in five days police custody after being produced before the Vasco JMFC.
Documents in his possession revealed that he had arrived Goa from Mumbai on Thursday. He then visited Vasco and was supposed to return to Mumbai on the same day. He also had bus tickets indicating travel from West Bengal to Dhaka. He had even visited Delhi and Hyderabad, police said.
Sources said there is strong suspicion that the accused who is a tiles fitter and is also involved in the textile business is involved in gold smuggling.