India, March 17 -- The UK Home Office has warned an Indian historian can face deportation since she has spent too many days conducting her research requiring access to historic Indian archives stored in India, The Guardian reported.

37-year-old historian Manikarnika Dutta conducted the research as part of her academic commitments to the University of Oxford.

Her commitments involved studying archives in India and attending several international conferences.

According to Home Office rules, people who apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK based on a long residency of 10 years or more can be abroad for a maximum of 548 days during a 10-year period prior to applying for indefinite leave, reported The Guardian.

Dutta spent 691 day...