New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- A woman suspected to be a Chinese national was arrested on Friday after allegedly trying to enter India without valid visa and passport documents through the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district, officials said.

Security personnel noticed her around 1 pm crossing into India via a footpath at Bairia Bazaar in the Nautanwa area along the India-Nepal border, and she was detained during a routine inspection, according to PTI.

She was subsequently detained by personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) after it was discovered that she did not have the required travel documents, a senior official said.

The woman was later handed over to the police, who arrested her.

Nautanwa Station House Officer (S...