SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old Chinese language nationwide accused of violating visa guidelines by travelling to J&Ok and Ladakh with out permission was questioned for a second day on Monday, earlier than being launched within the night. In the meantime, recent police searches revealed extra international nationals staying in Kashmir Valley’s inns, homestays and houseboats that had did not report their keep by submitting Type-C with the Foreigners Registration Workplace (FRO).Submitting Type-C is obligatory underneath Immigration and Foreigners Act, and it’s a web based course of, police mentioned.Senior cops mentioned routine checks in Srinagar discovered international nationals from Taiwan, Israel, Russia, Romania and Spain staying at varied inns and houseboats that had did not file Type C with FRO. FIRs have been registered in opposition to Lodge Blossoms, Lodge Grand MS and Lodge Golden Forest in Srinagar’s Rajbagh space underneath provisions of Immigration and Foreigners Act. In Srinagar’s Khanyar space, Lodge Khyber in Khayam was booked for comparable violations.A house owner in Nishat space was additionally discovered to have did not report a international vacationer. In Lal Bazar, IMY Homestay was accused of concealing the keep of an Israeli nationwide, Starobinsky Lior.Police mentioned a number of houseboats in Ram Munshi Bagh space have been additionally discovered non-compliant. Floating Fortress hosted a visitor from Taiwan, Finest View Houseboat hosted a Russian nationwide, houseboat Crystal Palace hosted a Romanian nationwide and houseboat Lake Palace hosted a Spanish nationwide, all with out obligatory reporting, police mentioned.“Additional investigation into the circumstances is underway to uncover ahead and backward linkages,” a cop mentioned.“All inns, visitor homes, houseboats and homestay operators should strictly adjust to Type-C submission norms when accommodating international nationals. Non-compliance with the identical is a critical offence and can invite strict authorized motion,” a police spokesperson said.Officers mentioned the Chinese language nationwide had arrived in New Delhi on Nov 19 on a vacationer visa that permitted journey solely to pick Buddhist spiritual websites, together with Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Sarnath and Gaya. He flew to Leh on Nov 20 with out registering with the FRO on the airport and later travelled to Zanskar, the place he stayed for 3 days. He reached Kashmir on Dec 1 and stayed at a homestay in Budgam space.