Overview
- Hu Congtai, 29, remains in custody in Jammu and Kashmir for traveling to Ladakh and Srinagar on a restricted tourist visa without required FRRO registration.
- Probe agencies sent his mobile phone for detailed forensic analysis after digital activity flagged by the Army raised security concerns.
- Officials say his device history included searches on CRPF deployments and Article 370, and he had obtained an Indian SIM card from the open market.
- He stayed at an unregistered guest house in Srinagar and visited sites including Zanskar, Harwan, Awantipora ruins, Shankaracharya Hill, Hazratbal and the Mughal Gardens.
- Srinagar Police launched surprise inspections and filed multiple FIRs against hotels, a homestay and houseboats for failing to submit mandatory Form-C, as investigators examine possible facilitation and indicate deportation is likely after legal formalities.