27 overstaying Indians arrested

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 00:15 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

IANS: Colombo: At least 27 Indians, including five women, have been arrested for overstaying their tourist visas in Sri Lanka, immigration officials said.

The immigration department’s investigation unit had been on the lookout for visa overstayers in the Northern Province, they said.

Most of the 27 Indian nationals were arrested in Jaffna, the provincial capital where ethnic Tamils form a majority of the population. They were arrested while they engaged in business activities in violation of the conditions of their tourist visas, the officials said, adding that they would be deported soon.

Earlier this month, the ColomboPage reported that three Indians were arrested on 11 August in northeast Sri Lanka for illegally staying in the country. Their identities have not been revealed.

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