New Delhi:
Eight days after an Indian national was arrested in Houston, India today said it will provide necessary consular assistance and actively remain engaged in the matter to see that the case is handled expeditiously.
Vijay Kumar was arrested at the Houston airport in the US on August 20 for carrying brass knuckles, a prohibited item under Texas laws.
External Affairs Ministry said a representative of the Indian Consulate General had met Kumar on Wednesday as part of consular access and spent 40 minutes with the detainee who appeared to be in good health.
"Immediately upon learning of the incident, the Consulate General of India, Houston (CGI) contacted concerned local authorities, members of the Indian community who knew Mr. Kumar and the individual himself. He is currently lodged at the Immigration Holding Facility (IHF) at Houston," the MEA said in a statement.
It said investigations are currently going on and the matter is subjudice. "CGI would remain actively engaged in the matter, to provide necessary consular assistance to Mr. Kumar and to satisfy itself that the case is handled expeditiously," the statement said.
Vijay Kumar was arrested at the Houston airport in the US on August 20 for carrying brass knuckles, a prohibited item under Texas laws.
External Affairs Ministry said a representative of the Indian Consulate General had met Kumar on Wednesday as part of consular access and spent 40 minutes with the detainee who appeared to be in good health.
"Immediately upon learning of the incident, the Consulate General of India, Houston (CGI) contacted concerned local authorities, members of the Indian community who knew Mr. Kumar and the individual himself. He is currently lodged at the Immigration Holding Facility (IHF) at Houston," the MEA said in a statement.
It said investigations are currently going on and the matter is subjudice. "CGI would remain actively engaged in the matter, to provide necessary consular assistance to Mr. Kumar and to satisfy itself that the case is handled expeditiously," the statement said.
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