US Edition'Leave India': 2 British Tourists Served Notice over ‘Free Palestine’ Posters at Pushkar
Two British tourists served notices after posting nine pro-Palestine posters in Pushkar, violating tourist visa rules against political activity, officials said.
- Issuing 'leave India' notices, Rajasthan Police's CID in Ajmer located two British tourists in Pushkar on Monday, ordering them to depart after investigation.
- In Pushkar, a town popular with Israeli visitors, Indian law on tourist visas prohibits political activity, and police said the tourists began distributing stickers about two weeks ago.
- Investigators found stickers bearing `Free Palestine` and `Boycott Israel` alongside Israeli flags defaced with swastikas, revealing the tourists printed nine sheets at a local printing press in Pushkar.
- Rajasthan Police warned they would take further immigration action if the tourists do not comply, and local officials are monitoring their compliance as the situation develops.
- The incident drew widespread local media coverage in Rajasthan and circulated in a travel group of about 75,000 members, with many supporting authorities amid an estimated 2,000 Israelis in the area.
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British tourists told to leave India for pasting pro-Palestine stickers in Pushkar
Two British nationals visiting Pushkar on tourist visas were asked to leave India after being found involved in political activities. Authorities have issued a strict warning to foreign visitors against misuse of tourist visas, especially in popular tourist destinations.
British tourists expelled from India over anti-Israel stickers with swastikas
The two distributed anti-Israel posters in the popular city of Pushkar, including calls to boycott Israel and to 'free Palestine,' were accused of offending public sentiment and ordered to leave the country
Rajasthan CID tells UK tourists to leave India for 'Free Palestine' posters
Rajasthan Criminal Investigation Department (CID) directed two UK nationals, on tourist visas, to leave India after they allegedly posted “Free Palestine, Boycott Israel” posters at a synagogue in Pushkar. Pushkar is one of the many popular tourist destinations in India. It houses Chahad House, a prominent spiritual centre for Jews, established by Rabbi Shimshon and Zelda Goldstein. The British citizens, a man and a woman, had flown from New Del…
'Leave India': 2 British tourists served notice over ‘Free Palestine’ posters at Pushkar
The Rajasthan Police have served a ‘leave India’ notice to two British tourists after they were found pasting “Free Palestine, Boycott Israel” posters in public areas of Pushkar, a town popular with Israeli visitors.
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