Overview
- Hu Congtai, 29, was detained after entering Leh and Srinagar without required permissions or registration with the FRRO.
- He arrived on November 19 on a tourist visa limited to Buddhist sites in cities including Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya and Kushinagar.
- Officials say he toured Zanskar, stayed at an unregistered guest house in Srinagar, and visited Harwan, the Awantipur ruins near the Victor Force headquarters, Shankracharya hills, Hazratbal and the Mughal Garden.
- Investigators report his phone history showed searches on CRPF deployments and Article 370, and that he had obtained an Indian SIM card from the open market.
- He is being questioned by multiple agencies, with officials describing a visa violation that could result in deportation.