3 Swedish nationals detained at Namrup for flouting visa norms

Dibrugarh: Three Swedish nationals were detained by the police from Namrup in Dibrugarh district for participating in a religious congregation flouting visa norms. They will be deported to Sweden on Thursday.
The Swedish nationals, identified as Hannah Mikaela Bloom, Marcus Arne Henrik Bloom and Susanna Elizabeth Hakansson, had arrived at Namrup to participate in the 3-day “Peace and Healing Prayer Festival” scheduled from October 25 to October 27. Confirming the incident, Namrup DCP Naba Kumar Borah said, “Three Swedish nationals came to participate in a religious meeting at Namrup on the invitation of a friend. They also addressed the congregation. Since they came on tourist visa, they were not supposed to participate in such activities. We detained them for flouting the visa norms. But since India and Sweden have a good relation, their embassy has sorted out the matter. We didn’t register a case against them.”