Indian police have arrested a US national with Pakistani roots from Kishanganj district of the Indian State of Bihar when she was trying to enter Nepal without valid documents on Wednesday.
According to the Hindustan Times newspaper, the arrestee has been identified as Farida Mallik of California in the US. The lady was apprehended at Galgalia.
“During interrogation, the woman said she hails from Pakistan but has US citizenship and travels on US passport.” Kishanganj superintendent of police (SP) Inamul Haque Mengnoo has been quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Kishanganj police has informed Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRR) regarding the arrest.
This is not the first time the woman was arrested in India. She was earlier arrested by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Uttarakhand and served imprisonment for 11 months.
Later, she was sent to the US, the newspaper said citing Indian police sources.
India's Union Home Ministry and US Consulate in Kolkata have also been informed about the arrest.
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