Kathmandu, 15 November (Udaipur Kiran). Four Chinese nationals living in Nepal on business visas have been arrested for allegedly engaging in suspicious activities. According to Immigration Department spokesperson Tika Ram Dhakal, one woman and three men were detained on Friday from the Sorhakhutte area of Kathmandu, a locality commonly known as “Chinese Housing” due to the large number of Chinese residents.
Despite holding business visas, the arrested individuals were unable to provide any details about their business, company, or related activities. Initial investigation revealed that they lured economically weak Nepali young women with job offers and encouraged them to create videos on social media platform TikTok. They also attempted to connect these women with Chinese nationals for marriage through the platform.
The department stated that some women were taken to China under the pretext of marriage. The group allegedly rented houses to keep Nepali women and transported them to different countries. Two of the arrested individuals have reportedly been living in Nepal for the past 10 years on tourist, student and business visas. During visa checks, they failed to present their passports and visas and misbehaved with immigration and security officials.
Under Nepal’s immigration laws, authorities can check the entry, stay and departure documents of foreign nationals at any time and place, and detain them if required. As per immigration regulations, foreigners are prohibited from engaging in activities beyond the purpose for which their visas were issued.
Foreign nationals residing illegally in Nepal may face fines of up to NPR 50,000 after investigation, and can be expelled either with or without a specified period, after which re-entry into Nepal is not permitted.
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