NEW DELHI: Noted Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at the IGI Airport on Sunday evening by Indian revenue intelligence sleuths for allegedly carrying a huge amount of undeclared foreign currency Sunday.
The officials of Pakistan High Commission reached the office of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Monday to meet the singer but the Indian authorities denied the access to the star.
Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir also called Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Sharat Sabarwal and discussed the matter. The Indian envoy was asked by the Foreign Secretary to ensure that "no official should misbehave with Rahat during interrogation".
Bashir also called up Pakistani High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik and directed him to "take immediate steps for securing release of Rahat".
"The matter should be taken up formally with Indian foreign office," he said, adding that "contact with Indian authorities for updates in the case must be maintained throughout". Pakistan HC in New Dehli has constituted a team to pursue the matter.
Khan, who is a hit Bollywood playback singer, arrived on a flight from Karachi and was intercepted by personnel from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acting on some prior information, official sources said.
They said the singer was carrying a huge amount of foreign currency which he did not declare to the immigration authorities. Two other persons accompanying him have also been detained, the sources said.
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