3 held in Trichy for using passports with false details

Trichy: Police have arrested three men on charges of attempting to use passports obtained through fraudulent means at the Trichy international airport.The arrested men were K Pandithurai, 54, of Devakottai in Sivaganga district, 58-year-old Fakhruddin of Peravurani in Thanjavur district, and 52-year-old P Karthigaisamy of Madappuram near Thiruppuvanam in Sivaganga district. Airport police said they tried to board different flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, late Monday night. During immigration check, officer Vadivukkarasi examined their passports and found discrepancies, including the manipulation of name, father name, and date of birth. Based on separate complaints from the immigration officer, police registered cases under the Passports Act and arrested them.