Alleged calls and chats with his relatives in a Bangladesh shelter home were among the grounds cited by a Mumbai court on Thursday to reject the bail application of a man suspected to be a Myanmar national.

Mohammed Rafiq was arrested by the police for allegedly entering the country without a valid visa. He submitted to the court that his father was an Indian citizen, while his mother, who was from Myanmar, had acquired Indian citizenship after marriage.

“In case the accused is released, it would amount to giving permission to the accused to stay here without a valid Visa. Further, the possibility of tampering with the witnesses and fleeing away from the proceeding cannot be ruled out. If the accused is absconding, there will be a great fatal to proceedings [sic],” Additional Chief Judic

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