Overview
- SSB personnel and Uttar Pradesh Police intercepted the pair at the Rupaideha checkpost in Bahraich on November 15 during intensified checks.
- Officers found no valid Indian visas, registered a case under the Passport Act, arrested the duo, and produced them before a local court, with one report citing judicial custody.
- SSB identified the detainees as Dr Hassan Amman Saleem, of Pakistani origin with a Manchester address, and Dr Sumitra Shakeel Olivia, a British passport holder with a Gloucester address.
- Both told officials they are medical professionals who had traveled to Nepalganj on a hospital invitation but could not satisfactorily explain entering India without required documents.
- Authorities are verifying identities and travel history and assessing whether the matter is limited to immigration violations, as media accounts differ on the detainees’ nationalities.