Uttar Pradesh: Chinese national held at Indo-Nepal border for entering India without valid documents

Representation Image. File Pic

A 62-year-old Chinese national was arrested in Sonauli area along the Indo-Nepal border here while allegedly trying to enter India without valid travel documents, a police official said on Monday. Zhang Yong, who was coming to India from Nepal, was arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) during routine checking in Sonauli area on Sunday evening, Station Officer of Sonauli police station Ajeet Pratap Singh said.

He had a Chinese passport, but no Indian visa papers and valid documents. Singh said legal action is being taken against the Chinese citizen and he is being questioned.

Police are also investigating whether he was involved in any criminal activity. A case has been registered.

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.