UP court sentences Chinese national to 11-month imprisonment for entering India illegally

Maharajganj (UP), Jul 6 (PTI) A court here on Monday sentenced a 62-year-old Chinese national to 11-month imprisonment for illegally entering India from Nepal, officials said. The case dates back to August 10, 2025, when police in Sonauli on the India-Nepal border, spotted a suspected foreign national entering India from Nepal. During interrogation, the person identified himself as Zhang Young and told police that he had visited Nepal and subsequently entered India without a valid visa. Police registered a case under the Foreigners Act and filed a chargesheet before court. During the trial, the court found Zhang Young, a resident of Shaanxia, Ningxia, China, guilty. On Monday, Additional District and Sessions Judge Sanjay Kumar Mishra sentenced the convict to 11 months of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. In case of non-payment of the fine, the convict will have to undergo an additional one month of imprisonment, Additional Superintendent of Police Siddharth said. PTI COR NAV ARB