Mail News Service
PATNA, March 5: A Ukrainian national who was allegedly overstaying in the country illegally for one year was arrested by the 47th battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Bihar’s East Champaran district on Tuesday night, officials said
According to them, the foreign national
Bory Bondarenko who is a resident of Akhtorka city in Sumy region of Ukraine was arrested Raxaul town of the district on Indo-Nepal border area, while he was trying to cross the border from India side without any valid documents on Tuesday night.
Anjan Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Haraiya police said, “The investigator came to know that Bory was staying in Kolkata even though his visa expired last year in March.”
The Ukrainian national said he was planning to convert Ukrainian currency into Indian currency by linking his mobile network with Nepali SIM. “Since the Ukrainian SIM card does not work in roaming, he chose to visit Nepal and transfer the money to his bank account,” said an official on the basis of feedback from him.
“We are looking into the matter,” said the SHO Kumar.
