CHINA-KASHMIR TWO LAST

One such instance came to light in Mumbai when a person
was questioned after he had mentioned in his immigration form
as China as his final port of disembarkation.

On being asked about the visa required, he pulled out
a separate sheet of paper from his pocket on which the Chinese
embassy had granted him the visa, the sources said, adding he
was immediately deplaned.
Another case, involving a Kashmir-born senior corporate
figure, O P Kapoor, came to light last week after he returned
from China visit on a stapled visa.
Kapoor maintains that he was issued a stapled Chinese
visa in Delhi itself and travelled thereafter to Hong Kong
before going to mainland China.
Immigration authorities, however, dispute his version and
suspect that he had obtained the Chinese visa there.
"I have never suffered this kind of treatment. I
travelled to Hong Kong from where we had to visit mainland
China in connection with my company's business," he said.
Incidentally, the Chinese had given noted academician
Amitabh Mattoo a proper visa on his passport when he visited
China in November to attend a conference on disarmament.
The action with regard to Kashmiri travellers is seen as
an attempt by China to question the status of Jammu and
Kashmir as part of India. India has already lodged a strong
protest against the Chinese action. PTI SKL
RDM


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