A Norwegian woman whose Visa expired two years ago was caught by 20 Assam Rifles at Khudengthabi checkpoint along Imphal-Moreh road in Tengnoupal district of Manipur on Tuesday.
The woman has been identified as one Mya Kyay Mon, aged 51. Her Passport was found to have expired on February 16, 2022 and her e-Visa expired on May 21, 2020.
The foreigner was detected around 4:30 pm of August 9 while the personnel of 20 Assam Rifles at Khudengthabi were keeping strict vigil ahead of the Independence Day celebration and State Assembly session.
She was travelling towards Imphal from Moreh in an Ecco Van. When the post commander verified her documents in the presence of lady AR personnel, it was found out that both her passport and Visa of the Norwegian woman had expired.
The woman was illegally staying in India and attempting to cross the check point without valid documents.
The woman revealed to AR that she is a Norwegian national and was going to Kolkata via Imphal.
When the AR and Moreh police team conducted joint verification, it was found that she had arrived in India on May 24, 2020 and visited various Indian cities and in August 2019 she had visited Nepal and stayed till March 6, 2020 and returned back to India.
She also revealed that she had stayed in Agra due to Covid lockdown and started visiting cities after the lockdown was opened and finally came to Moreh town in November 2021. The woman was handed over to Moreh police station.
