Notice to Pakistani singer Adnan Sami for overstaying in India

MUMBAI: Pakistani musician Adnan Sami was today issued a notice by the Mumbai police for overstaying in India after his visa expired earlier this month.

44-year-old Sami, who has made India his second home for the last several years, has been asked to reply to the notice explaining reasons for overstaying and efforts being made by him for renewal of the visa within a week, sources in the Special Branch of city police said.

The singer-composer's last visa was valid from September 26, 2012 to October 6, 2013.

Sources said Sami had informed Mumbai police that he had applied for an extension of his visa in Delhi but failed to produce any valid documentary evidence to support his claim.

If Sami fails to reply to the notice and follow the norms prescribed for foreigners, the Ministry of Home Affairs would be informed for taking appropriate action, they said.

The expiry of the singer's visa came to light recently during the hearing of a court case between Sami and his former wife Sabah Galadari over possession of a duplex flat in Lokhandwala complex.

Following this, the film wing of Raj Thackeray-led MNS had demanded that Sami be deported.

The singer had met MNS Chitrapat Karmachari Sena leader Amey Khopkar last Saturday seeking their cooperation on the matter.

"Sami met us at our office seeking our cooperation. We told him to leave the country as his visa has expired," Khopkar had said.