A senior diplomat on visaandconsularaffairs has dismissed a fake online report that claimsChinawillissue a "frequenttravelerpassport" to grant holders visa-free tripsto 141 countries.
Syed Akbaruddin, spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs, said consular access would be allowed after the prisoner had received medical treatment.
The Italian Vice-Consulate in Bedford was closed in 2008 as part of a reorganisation of the diplomatic and consular network by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.