The mechanical engineering student, travelled from Osmanabad district to Ahmednagar on a bicycle after which he rode a bike to Kutch to meet the woman.
The Gujarat police on Saturday registered a case for violating lockdown rules and entering a prohibited area against 20-year-old Zeeshan Siddiqui, who was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) while trying to cross the India-Pakistan border to meet his alleged Pakistani girlfriend.
The man was booked for violating lockdown norms as he crossed the Maharashtra border without taking necessary permission from the authorities. He was also booked under relevant sections of Criminal Amendment Act for illegally entering a prohibited area, said police.
Superintendent of Police (Kutch-East) Pratiksha Rathod confirmed the development and said, “We have not arrested him so far. We sent him for Covid-19 test and after his results, we shall take necessary action.”
If his reports say he is infected with the virus then investigators will admit him for treatment, otherwise Khadir police station under whom Rann of Kutch falls will arrest him and produce him in court accordingly. “We will question him as to why he entered the prohibited area and once our interrogation is…
