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Nigerian held in fake passport case

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
A Nigerian national was today arrested for possessing fake passport and illegally staying in the country, police said.

40-year-old Veristus Orkha from Masjid in south Mumbai was arrested during a routine combing operation, a release issued by the Paydhuni police said.

Orkha, who is into cloth business, possessed a coloured copy of a passport and submitted it to the police saying that it was genuine, they said.

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First Published: Apr 13 2014 | 10:35 PM IST

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