Bengaluru, 1 Oct

Central intelligence agencies probing the arrest of four Pakistani nationals who were residing in Bengaluru under different identities are working on formalities to deport them back to Pakistan.

“The four Pakistan nationals will be moved to New Delhi to complete the deportation formalities after which they would be sent back to their home country. Preliminary investigations have revealed that they had fled their country to avoid religious persecution. We are also looking at whether there were others in the country who had fled Pakistan and are living in other parts of the country,’’ intelligence officials said.

The four Pakistani nationals who were arrested on Sunday are Rashid Ali Siddiqui, 48, his wife Ayesha, 38, and her parents Hanif Mohammed, 73, and Rubina, 61, who lived in Rajapura village in Anekal taluk. The four Pakistan nationals lived under the Hindu names Shankar Sharma, Asha Rani, Ram Babu Sharma and Rani Sharma. –Salar News