Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj court sentences US citizen to 2-year imprisonment for fake visa

Maharajganj: Chief Judicial Magistrate Saurabh Srivastava has sentenced American citizen Eric Daniel Beckwith, who was caught entering India from Nepal on the basis of illegal visa, to 2-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs20,000.

In case of non-payment of fine, he will have to undergo additional imprisonment for 15 days.

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According to Dynamite News correspondent, Additional Superintendent of Police Atish Kumar Singh said on Saturday that on March 29, 2023, a 36-year-old American citizen Eric Daniel Beckwith, who was trying to enter India from Nepal, was stopped by the Immigration Department in Sonauli area of India-Nepal border. When his documents were checked, his visa was found to be fake. He was arrested.

Singh further said that a case was registered against Beckwith under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Foreigners Act.

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