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<b>J&K Police inform US embassy about arrest of its national</b> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, Sept 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed the US embassy here about the arrest of its national, who was posted as managing director of state`s Forest Development Corporation.

<b>Aijaz Ahmed Shah was arrested on September 19 for allegedly concealing his American citizenship.</b>

Senior police officials said the US embassy had been informed about the arrest of Shah as per the normal practice followed after any national of a country was arrested for any offence.

Shah, who is in police custody till September 26, had violated section 12 of the Foreigners Act by concealing the fact that he was an American citizen, an official said.

<b>He had also procured an Indian passport without mentioning his US citizenship.</b>

<b>The state police seized some documents and Shah`s personal laptop from his residence after arresting him.</b>

<b>Shah was relieved of the post of managing director of SFC last month following allegations that artificial timber scarcity was created in the state.</b>

This was followed by relieving senior PDP minister Qazi Afzal of the forest portfolio, which led to a war of words between ruling Congress and its ally PDP<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->