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 Srinagarat 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 officer privy to details. He said the information about above person came in notice of the local police. "Accordingly, after preliminary investigation he has been deported from Srinagar to Delhi." The officials said after the completion of forensic examination of Hu's mobile phone as he had visited places of strategic importance in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, the decision was taken to black list and deport him. Hu had 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. However, he boarded a flight to Leh on November 20 and did not register at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office counter at Leh airport. He was detained after an army unit noticed an unusual chatter on the internet. During his extensive questioning, the Chinese national feigned ignorance about visa violation, claiming he was unaware that he was restricted from travelling to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir and had to strictly adhere to the places mentioned in his visa, the officials said. Budgam police on Thursday booked a homestay owner for concealing the stay of foreign national in the area, in violation of mandatory legal requirements. "During routine inspections of hotels, guest houses, and homestays carried out by the police party of police post Humhama, police station, Budgam, a serious violation was detected at homestay/guest in Friends Enclave, Humhama. It was found that the management had accommodated a foreign national without mandatory reporting. The management had deliberately failed to submit Form C, which is compulsory for the registration of foreign nationals," the police spokesman said, adding that on verifying the establishment's details on the Form-C portal under IVFRT, it was further revealed that the said homestay/guest house was not registered with tourism department, despite mandatory requirements for hosting foreign guests. "A case under Sections 8 and 23(b) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, has been registered at Budgam police station against the homestay management. Investigation has been set into motion." Meanwhile, police has advised all hotel, guest house, individual Houses, and homestay owners to strictly adhere to legal requirements and ensure timely submission of Form C through the designated portal for reporting foreign guests....