Pak-Origin US National Arrested While Trying To Enter Nepal From Bihar
NDTV
The woman, who was arrested by a joint team of local police and the Sashastra Seema Bal, was kept at the Mahila Thana in the district for interrogation.
A woman of Pakistani origin, carrying a US passport, was on Tuesday arrested in Bihar while trying to sneak into Nepal, police said.
According to Kishanganj Superintendent of Police Inam ul Haq Mengoo, the woman was arrested at Galgalia in the district while trying to cross over into the neighbouring country without valid documents.
"She carried a US passport as per which her name is Farida Mallik and she is a resident of California. Further investigations revealed that she was born in Pakistan but acquired US citizenship later," the SP said.
The woman, who was arrested by a joint team of local police and the Sashastra Seema Bal, was kept at the Mahila Thana in the district for interrogation.
