Foreigners Act

Russian Tourist Without Passport, Visa Arrested In Himachal Pradesh: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday November 25, 2019

A 25-year-old Russian tourist has been arrested as he was found without a passport and visa in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said today.

4 Chinese Tourists, Who Visited India Last Month, Under Security Agency's Scanner: Reports

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 23, 2019

Four Chinese nationals, who visited India on a tourist visa a few months ago, have come under the scanner of security agencies.

Supreme Court Keeps Petitions Pending Challenging Entry Of Minorities

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 14, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance a challenge to two notifications on the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act that permitted all religious minorities, except Muslims, to stay in India even if they had entered without valid documents.

2,057 Foreigners Arrested In 2015, 168 In Delhi: National Crime Record Bureau

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday September 1, 2016

A total of 2,057 foreigners were arrested across India in 2015 for various criminal offences with Delhi figuring second in the list of arrests after Maharashtra, according to 'Crime in India' report 2015 released by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB).

Infiltration Bid: Court Discharges Abdul Karim Tunda, 3 Others

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 6, 2016

Suspected LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda and three others, who were accused of helping Pakistani and Bangladeshi terrorists sneak into India in 1997 to carry out terror strikes, were today discharged in the case by a Delhi court which cited lack of evidence.

Nigerian Held for Buying Liquor Using Fake Debit Card

Gurgaon News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 18, 2015

A 22-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested here for purchasing liquor using a fake debit card, police said today.

Over 10,000 Foreigners Arrested in 2013 by Indian Security Agencies

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 9, 2014

Over 10,000 foreigners were arrested by Indian security agencies last year for violating provisions of the Foreigners Act and immigration control rules, the government told Parliament today.

Pak singer Adnan Sami gets three month visa extension

MekhlaS | Thursday October 17, 2013

Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has been granted a three month extension on his Indian visa by the Home Ministry. Mr Sami, who's visa expired on October 6, had been issued a notice by Mumbai Police for overstaying.

150 Sri Lankans headed for Australia detained in Kerala

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 6, 2012

Around 150 Sri Lankans headed for Australia by sea were apprehended in Kollam by Kerala police and 27 of them, including six children, were on Tuesday sent to judicial custody under the Foreigners Act for not having travel documents, police said.

Mumbai: Rapist tantrik Bangladeshi; booked under Foreigners Act

Mumbai News | Somendra Sharma, DNA | Monday December 13, 2010

The JJ Marg police have booked Mehdi Kasim Sheikh, 46, under the Foreigners Act, 1946, for staying in the country illegally. The police have evidence which proves that the accused is a Bangladeshi national. Sheikh, a self-proclaimed black magician who allegedly raped six cousins and their domestic help over a period of time, had a fake PAN card, an...