India, June 22 -- An Iraqi citizen who was staying in the country illegally was arrested late Saturday evening while attempting to cross into Nepal from Raxaul town in Bihar, police said.

Bara Fauzi Hamid Al Bayati, a resident of Al Dora in Baghdad, had been illegally staying in and around New Delhi since June 16 this year, station house officer (SHO) of Haraiya police station Kisan Kumar Paswan said.

"He was found to have no valid documents and was trying to reach Kathmandu to catch a flight to Saudi Arabia. Further investigation into the matter is underway," Paswan said.

During police interrogation, the Iraqi national said he is an engineer in Saudi Arabia, Paswan added.

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