- By Raju Kumar
- Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Chinese Man Detained: A Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission was detained. The officials said his detention had come after an unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army. The Army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to his detention. He was being questioned by various agencies.
Who Is Detained Chinese National?
The Chinese national was identified as Hu Congtai, 29. He arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which permitted him to visit Buddhist religious places in Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya and Kushi Nagar. Congtai, who has completed his graduation in Physics from Boston University, claimed that he likes traveling. His passport shows that he has visited various countries, including the US, New Zealand, Brazil and Fiji, and Hong Kong.
Congtai Breaches Norms Made For Foreigners
The officials said he leveraged his resemblance to locals, and boarded a flight to Leh on November 20 and did not register at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office counter located at the Leh airport.
During his stay, he toured the Zanskar region for three days and visited places of importance in the Himalayan town before landing in Srinagar on December 1, the officials said. A search of his phone history showed that he was looking for the deployment of CRPF in the valley.
According to the officials, he had arranged for an Indian SIM card from the open market. While in Srinagar, where he stayed in an unregistered guest house, the Chinese national went to a Buddhist religious place at Harwan, a place where an encounter had left one Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist dead last year.
According to the officials and data extracted from his phone, he had also visited Awantipur ruins in South Kashmir, which is located near Victor Force headquarters of the army in South Kashmir. During his stay, he had also visited different areas of Srinagar, including Shankracharya hills, Hazratbal, and Mughal Garden along the Dal Lake.
His phone history showed searches related to CRPF deployments and Article 370 of the Constitution which was abrogated in August 2019 to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.
(With PTI Inputs)