Srinagar, Dec. 12 -- A Chinese national Hu Congtai, who was staying illegally in Srinagar, was deported to Hong Kong, officials said on Thursday.

The Chinese national was sent to Delhi on Wednesday where from he was deported to Hong Kong, they added.

The man was apprehended by police last week from a Srinagar hotel after he was not possessing valid documents related to his stay in Srinagar at an unregistered guest house. "A Chinese national, Congtai, has been deported from Srinagar Airport as his visa was not valid for entry into the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir.The passenger's visa is valid only for Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya, and Kushinagar. However, he entered Jammu & Kashmir without a valid visa," said an...