Panaji, Dec 10 (PTI) Police have registered a case against a 54-year-old Czech national for allegedly carrying a banned GPS device while attempting to board a flight from Goa to Doha, an official said on Tuesday.

The accused, Martin Polesny, was found with a Garmin Edge 540 GPS device (a cyclocomputer) in his baggage during screening at the Manohar International Airport at Mopa in North Goa on Monday, a police spokesperson said.

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He was scheduled to fly to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight at 1.30 pm on Monday, the official said.

The device found in his baggage is banned in India, he said.

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"The accused could not produce any license or permission from a competent authority to use the gadget," the police spokesperson said.

The Czech national has been booked under provisions of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and has been issued a notice to appear before the Goa police, the official said.

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