Overview
- He was identified by officials as 29-year-old Hu Congtai, who arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa restricted to a Buddhist pilgrimage circuit.
- Security agencies say army-intercepted online chatter prompted scrutiny that led to his detention and multi-agency questioning.
- Authorities report he flew to Leh on November 20 without registering at the FRRO, toured Zanskar, and reached Srinagar on December 1.
- Investigators say his phone history showed searches for CRPF deployments and Article 370, and he had procured an Indian SIM card.
- Officials add he stayed at an unregistered guest house in Srinagar and visited sites including Harwan and the Awantipur ruins near an army headquarters.