Indian fugitive believed to be in Thailand : Immigration chief
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Fugitive Indian car bomb suspect Jagtar Singh Tara may still be taking refuge in Thailand after arriving through Suvarnabhumi Airport in September, acting Immigration commissioner Sakda Chuenpakdee said on Tuesday.
The fugitive, a suspect in the assassination of former Punjab chief minister, Beant Singh, entered the Kingdom on a tourist visa, Sakda said.
He claimed that Thailand had learnt of Tara's presence in Thailand before India asked for assistance in locating him. A helper had already left the Kingdom, Sakda said.
Tara, according to Sakda, had said on his arrival card that he was in Thailand for tourism purposes.
Police had already visited his residence in the Lat Krabang area but could not find him.
Security authorities in the southern border provinces have been ordered to boost safety measures including screening people entering and exiting the border.
Sakda added that the authorities would strengthen patrols along natural borders.
Thai authorities have beefed up security at Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok border checkpoint for fear that Tara is laying low in Thailand.
An informed source said yesterday that authorities believed Tara was now heading for Malaysia.
Photos of Tara have already been distributed to border authorities and posted at the border checkpoints, Sakda said.
The fugitive who tunnelled out of a maximumsecurity prison in India, has reportedly been lying low in the southern border area.
