Salaf preacher denied entry to India
Sheikh Shameem was barred due to national security reasons.
13 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Sheikh Adam Shameem was barred entry to India on Friday morning and sent back to the Maldives.
The NGO Salaf preacher was held at the Trivandrum airport by Indian immigration officials, Ahmed Mohamed, the Maldivian ambassador in New Delhi, told local media.
He was denied entry due to national security reasons, according to the ambassador.
Indian authorities did not offer further explanations and refused to let Maldivian foreign ministry officials meet Shameem while he was being held at the airport.
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