S Korean woman enters India illegally through Nepal, held

Lucknow: A South Korean woman was arrested late Sunday night for entering India illegally from Nepal through the Rupaidha border in Bahraich district.
Though she had a valid tourist visa to India, she had bypassed official entry points, police said.
A joint team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and local police apprehended Park Seriyon alias Yogasuk, wife of Shin Dogqyu, of 14 Crazy Hangyewisro, Seoul, South Korea, during a routine border patrol.
They recovered one mobile phone, a laptop, a Nepalese SIM card and 8,370 in Nepalese currency from her possession.
Additional superintendent of police (rural) DP Tiwari said the woman was booked under sections related to illegal border entry and sent to jail on Monday pending investigation.
"Despite holding a valid South Korean passport (M786D4448) with an Indian tourist visa, which documented her travel from South Korea to Delhi and then to Kathmandu, she attempted to cross the India-Nepal border on foot, bypassing legal entry points. Given the concerns over illegal cross-border activities, security agencies are now investigating the woman's purpose of visit, contacts in Nepal and intended stay in India," he said.