New Delhi, July 17 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday while reacting to Gurjeet Singh Malhi's arrest by US immigration for alleged child porn cited law and order of the land.

Answering a question on the matter during the press conference, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "These are matters of law and order... We would endeavour to tell Indian nationals going abroad that they should abide by local laws, guidelines and regulations."

Earlier on 11 July, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had arrested a 42-year-old Indian national - Gurjeet Singh Malhi - in the State of Washington on charges of possession of child pornography.

He was arrested during a coordinated federal law enforcement operation and it has...