The Indian government denied the political asylum request lodged by former Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and sent him back to Maldives early Saturday.

According to the New Indian Express, Adeeb was deported on Virgo 9, the same vessel he had used in his flee attempt on July 27.

Indian authorities intercepted the former vice president on Thursday near the coast of Tuticorin Port, Thoothukudi while he was posing as a crew member aboard the Mongolian tugboat. The former vice president was denied entrance to India due to lack of valid documentation and remained aboard the vessel until his departure.

Reportedly, a team of Maldivian security personnel accompanied by Indian officials arrived in Toothukudi and questioned Adeeb in the early hours of Saturday.

Maldives Police Service is yet to issue an official statement concerning Adeeb's deportation.

Adeeb's cover as a crew member was blown by an Indian employee working aboard Virgo 9. Excluding the former VP, there were a total of nine workers aboard the ship. At the time of his escape attempt, Adeeb was under a travel ban from the Supreme Court.

Following his apprehension, Adeeb requested protection from the Indian government citing fears of politically motivated charges and past instances of being coerced to issue false statements.

Adeeb's legal team had also initiated contact with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Although all the charges against ex-VP Adeeb were dropped, clearing him from serving a jail sentence of 33 years, the state appealed one case regarding the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) fraud at the Supreme Court.