The J&K Police on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) blacklisted and enforced an emergency exit on a Chinese national for violating the Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRRO) rules in Kashmir, three days after he was arrested from a low-budget homestay in Srinagar.

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A senior police officer told The Hindu that the foreigner was put on emergency exit and sent back from the Srinagar airport. Besides, he has been blacklisted for violating the FRRO rules.

Hu Congtai, a 29-year-old Chinese citizen and a Physics graduate from Boston University, was picked up from a low-budget homestay in Friends Colony, Budgam, three days ago.

An official said that Mr. Congtai was sent back from Srinagar airport on December 10, 2025, as his visa was not valid for entry into the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.