Hyderabad, Feb. 28 -- In a dramatic turn before the Telangana High Court, a 35-year-old man from Yakutpura, described by authorities as Pakistan-born, produced an Indian passport during appeal proceedings despite repeatedly claiming he had never applied for or possessed one.

The man had challenged a single-judge order that upheld police action requiring him to obtain a Long-Term Visa (LTV), allegedly due to his Pakistani origin.

Appearing before a division bench headed by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin, he maintained that he was born in Hyderabad and was being harassed by the police.

Passport produced after denial

During the hearing, passport authorities and police informed the court that no Indian passport...