French national arrested in Uttar Pradesh for trying to cross over to Nepal illegally

Maharajganj: A 45-year-old French national was arrested in Maharajganj while trying to cross over to Nepal allegedly without proper travel documents, a senior official said. [caption id=“attachment_4224165” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. AFP[/caption] Immigration checking squad stopped Thibault Michael at the Sonauli bus stand for routine checking on Wednesday evening and found that he did not have a proper visa, Sonauli immigration check post in-charge, SP Tiwari said. The French national had arrived here from Bangalore and was on his way to Nepal, Tiwari said. Sonauli is located on the Indo-Nepal Border and is a common transit point between India and Nepal.