145;KP146; not detained in Thailand: India

This information was conveyed by the Thai government to the Indian mission in Bangkok and 8220;we are depending on that,8221; he said.

Mukherjee, who arrived in Bangkok on Thursday on a three-day visit, was speaking during an interaction after delivering a lecture on 8216;India8217;s Look-East Policy: Implications for Thailand and South East Asia8217;.

Kumaran Padmanathan, who allegedly financed former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi8217;s assassination, was reported to have been detained in Thailand earlier this week. The CBI had also asked the Thai Interpol to confirm the report.

Chief of Thai Interpol, Col Apichart Suribynya, had said that on Wednesday 8220;according to immigration records for the past two years, there is no record of him Padmanathan entering the country.8221;

During Mukherjee8217;s visit, the two sides will focus on ways to enhance trade and investment and increase cooperation in energy, defence and security fields.