VARANASI, Dec. 1 -- An Afghan national was taken into custody during a vehicle check on Kachwan Road under Mirzamurad police station area of Varanasi late Saturday evening, police said.

Mirzamurad police station in-charge, sub-inspector Pramod Kumar Pandey, said that the man in custody was identified as Pir Badshah and a resident of Kabul, Afghanistan. He was allegedly travelling from Kolkata to Nagpur on a motorcycle bearing a Maharashtra registration number.

Pandey stated that during the security check, when documents such as a visa were requested, the man failed to provide any proof of identity or travel. He did not have a passport or a visa.

A card bearing the name Pir Badshah and the date of birth May 31, 1964 was found in his pos...