Chandigarh, July 20 -- An Afghan national overstaying in India since 2018 was arrested from Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh, on Saturday, police said while adding that he had managed to procure Indian identity cards fraudulently.

The accused has been identified as Mohammad Rasool Barak, 37, a native Kandahar, Afghanistan, who had entered India on a student visa in 2015. The visa was valid till 2016 following which he got a two-year extension to pursue a course from Panjab University. He graduated in 2018 and his visa expired. But he continued to live in India as a refugee, working as a taxi driver for Ola and Uber in clear violation of visa regulations that prohibit employment on a student visa.

The Foreigners Regional Registration Office, Amr...