A KEIGHLEY business owner has spoken of his shock after his premises were suddenly visited by immigration officers at the end of last week.

Mohammed Towasin, who owns Miraj Fast Food takeaway, in South Street, said about eight officials arrived unannounced late last Friday afternoon.

He said he understood they had been told that someone was working illegally at the business, even though this was not the case.

A Home Office spokesman confirmed this week: "Home Office immigration officers did visit a business in South Street, Keighley, last Friday, but no arrests were made."

Mr Towasin, who has been running Miraj for 14 years, said he had never experienced anything like this before.

"It seems that someone had claimed he was working here, even though he wasn't," he said. "I think they were looking for just one person.

"I was quite shocked. We are very law abiding and we don't employ anyone like that here.

"You expect something like this in a bigger city where there are always people coming and going, but we're only a small community."

He said the Home Office officials had been polite, professional and had stayed for about half an hour to interview the takeaway's staff.

"We were doing our job and they were just doing theirs," he added. "