LUCKNOW: A Thai woman was caught by a Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Lucknow team at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) Sonauli on the India-Nepal international border in Maharajganj district after officials allegedly found digital copies of Indian identity documents carrying a different name on her mobile phone.The woman, identified as Chon Chutichiraphat (43), approached ICP Sonauli on the evening of August 16 while arriving in India from Nepal, according to immigration sources.Officials said Chutichiraphat held a five-year multiple-entry Indian tourist visa valid until April 4, 2028. Scrutiny of her travel history allegedly showed that she was a frequent visitor to India and had been travelling to Nepal before returning to India to regularise the 90-day stay permitted under her visa conditions.Immigration sources said officials grew suspicious during profiling as the Thai national spoke fluent Hindi and claimed to be a Krishna devotee living in India. Her travel pattern and fluency in Hindi prompted further questioning.The FIR states that Chutichiraphat appeared before immigration officials at Sonauli around 6.30 pm on Aug 16. She was travelling on Thai passport, issued in Nov 2021 and valid until Nov 2031.Immigration supervising officer Hina Tomar detected discrepancies in the documents, following which the woman was questioned. After sustained interrogation, officials concluded that the papers were fake, leading to her arrest.During checks, immigration supervising officer Hina Tomar allegedly found digital copies of an Indian voter ID, Aadhaar and PAN card on her phone. Sources said the voter ID carried the name Karuna Rupni Devi Dasi. She allegedly claimed to be married to an Indian national, Mitralal Khanal, and told officials that she operated an online clothing business in India and received rental income.According to the FIR, she allegedly admitted during questioning that Indian documents had been prepared using a changed name and address. She was subsequently handed over to Sonauli police for legal action.Police registered FIR on Monday under Sections 319(2), 336(3), 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The investigation is examining how she allegedly obtained the Indian identity documents and whether others facilitated their preparation.
