Mumbai Police issue notice to Pak singer Adnan sami for overstaying in India
Mumbai: Pakistani musician Adnan Sami was on Tuesday issued a notice by Mumbai police for overstaying in India after his visa expired earlier this month.
44-year-old Sami, who has made India his second home for the last several years, has been asked to reply to the notice explaining reasons for overstaying and efforts being made by him for renewal of the visa within a week, sources in the Special Branch of city police said.
If Sami fails to reply to the notice and follow the norms prescribed for foreigners, the Ministry of Home Affairs would be informed for taking appropriate action, they said.
The expiry of the singer’s visa came to light recently during the hearing of a court case between Sami and his former wife Sabah Galadari over possession of a duplex flat in Lokhandwala complex.
Following this, the film wing of Raj Thackeray-led MNS had demanded that Sami be deported. The singer had met MNS Chitrapat Karmachari Sena leader Amey Khopkar last Saturday seeking their cooperation on the matter.
“Sami met us at our office seeking our cooperation. We told him to leave the country as his visa has expired,” Khopkar had said.
