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Claims mystery man who was held by the cops earlier this month on charges of carrying a live bullet into the country

The mystery surrounding the 54-year-old Israeli, who was held by the airport police earlier this month on

Mystery house: Rabi Dezalel Kubchik of Chabad House denies knowing Ifriti. Pic/Anil Naik

charges of carrying a live bullet into the country, has further thickened. Investigations have revealed that Daniel Abraham Ifriti was working with an erstwhile Israeli Prime Minister, though the name remains unknown.

However, there is little known about Ifriti as he has refrained from sharing information even with the lawyer who bailed him out. Pratibha Ghorpade, Ifriti's lawyer, said that Ifriti provided her with very sketchy details about himself.

According to Ghorpade, Ifriti worked for a former Israeli PM and was a philosophy professor. "He, however, has neither told me which PM he has worked with nor the university where he's a professor," she said.

Ghorpade added, "Ifriti has to stay in the city for four months as per the court order to help investigation and is staying at the Chabad House," Ghorpade said. 

However, Chabad House's Rabi Dezalel Kubchik had denied knowing Ifriti.  Meanwhile, Ghorpade informed that Ifriti, under the Indian arms act, 1959, is likely to be prosecuted under Section 107 of the IPC.

Tracking Ifriti
April 2009: Ifriti travelled from Israel to New Delhi on a tourist visa
May 5: Came to Pune from New Delhi. Arrested at Pune airport at around 4.30 pm
May 5-6: Kept in police custody:
May 6-7: Awarded magisterial custody 
May 19: Presented before investigating officer