Illegal Faces Three Months, Cane After Years In Hiding
By Liza Mohd

Bandar Seri Begawan - He can run but he can no longer hide, as an Indian national who had been hiding in the country by working in a bakery shop and illegally staying in the country for three years was finally caught on Thursday afternoon by the Belait Immigration Enforcement Section.

The 35-year-old Indian national identified as Chinniah Nadar Sarthivel is due to face the mandatory three months in prison with three strokes of the cane for overstaying and breaching Chapterl5 (1) of the Immigration Act, if convicted by the Magistrate's court.

He was among twenty one foreign workers who were inspected at four different bakery shops, laundry services, tailoring and retail stores in the district during the Immigration operation codenamed "Ops Berkas 108".

When seven Immigration officials led by Senior Immigration Officer raided a bakery shop, the suspect who was found working there was: reportedly unable to produce any self-identification documents pertaining to his stay and employment in the country. He was arrested and brought to the Section for further investigation.

In a separate inspection on a retail store, another Indian national was issued with a special pass which requires him to report to the Section for further investigation. He had been hired by a local contractor company to work as a general helper. The operation started at 3.56pm and ended three hours later. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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