Dhaka, June 23 -- India on Tuesday acknowledged that Prime Minister's Adviser on Policy and Strategy Affairs Dr Zahed Ur Rahman was queried by immigration officials at Delhi airport and subsequently permitted entry after reconfirming that the purpose of his visit was to attend a multilateral meeting.

"He, however, chose to return to Dhaka on his own volition," official spokesperson at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal told reporters during a regular media briefing in New Delhi.

Jaiswal said the Adviser arrived in India on June 14 on a 'private passport' with a SAARC visa to attend the 28th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.

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