Mumbai: A man from Rajkot, Priyankrai Savalia (42), was deported to Mumbai International Airport from London on Aug 13, and handed over to the Sahar police for residing illegally in London since 2019. UK authorities discovered he had been using a Portuguese passport obtained with fake documents and a false name. They deported him back in 2018 to Mumbai for overstay. However, Savalia claimed he was seeking opportunity to return," said a police officer of the Sahar police station.Despite being deported in 2018, Savalia managed to fly to Germany and then to Spain. "In Spain, he managed to get Portugal passport using fake documents and changed his name to Bankimbhai Bijiabhai.He used it to fly to the UK.

Source: The Times August 15, 2025 14:28 UTC