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House boat owner booked for hosting, hiding British visitor

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Srinagar: A British national has been sent to a quarantine facility while his host in Srinagar has been booked here in Kashmir capital Srinagar.
Media reports said that a house boat owner not only hosted a British citizen but also provided him accommodation at his house boat.
The said foreigner was spotted by a police official. During questioning, he foreigner admitted that he reached to Valley via Srinagar-Jammu Highway and had managed to skip the Foreigner Registration Offices of both Jammu and Kashmir Tourism and police in Srinagar.
The house boat owner according to media reports also admitted that he was hosting the visitor since March 15.
The foreigner was immediately taken to the hospital for checkup where his condition was stated to be stable and was directed to remain in quarantine.
An FIR vide number 45/2020 has been registered at Nehru Park police station under sections 269 and 188 of IPC in this regard. (KNT)


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