New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini was deported from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Monday. She was stopped from entering India, despite having a valid 5-year e-visa.

Francesca Orsini had arrived in Delhi on October 20 via Hong Kong after attending an academic conference in China, news agency ANI reported. Immigration officials at Delhi Airport stopped Orsini upon her arrival.

Despite possessing a valid five-year e-visa, she was informed that she would be deported immediately and instructed to make travel arrangements for her return.

Francesca Orsini had planned to visit friends during her trip and had last travelled to India as recently as October 2024.

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