The Hindu : Interpol letter on Kuwaiti girl?

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Friday, Apr 05, 2002

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Interpol letter on Kuwaiti girl?

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI APRIL 4. The controversy surrounding the Kuwaiti girl, Dhalal Salag al-Azmi, who flew into Chennai on a forged passport, has taken a new turn with the Kuwaiti Embassy here reportedly handing over a letter from Interpol to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), claiming that she was mentally ill.

Ministry sources were tightlipped whether such a letter from Interpol was handed over to them, but the CBI which represents Interpol in India denied it had received such a letter.

When contacted, the CBI spokesman said that Interpol-India in the CBI headquarters here was yet to receive any such letter from the Interpol headquarters. "Even if such a letter was handed over to the MEA, the CBI is yet to receive it,'' the spokesman said tonight.

Diplomatic sources in the Kuwait Embassy said that they had approached the MEA for consular access to the girl, who had been arrested with her Indian companion, Khader Basha, in Chennai. The Ministry had agreed for a meeting between a diplomat from the Embassy and Ms. Aazmi. Nomeer al-Kharuni, a counsellor in the Kuwaiti Mission, will meet her on Friday to ascertain whether she desires to return to Kuwait.

Diplomatic sources said they had taken a grim view of the fact that Ms. Aazmi had travelled to India on a fake passport. Ms. Aazmi, who was released from jail on Monday, met the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalaithaa, along with Mr. Basha on Wednesday.

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