Authorities are sending the cell phone of a Chinese national detained in Jammu and Kashmir for forensic analysis as part of a thorough probe into alleged visa irregularities. According to officials, the individual passed through strategically significant locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, raising security worries.
According to reports, Hu Congtai, 29, has not given a clear explanation for why he is visiting the border areas. According to PTI, he was arrested after an Army team found strange online activity connected to him.
Article 370 looked up over the phone
The officials discovered that Hu's browser history contained queries about the CRPF's deployment and Article 370 of the Constitution, which was repealed in August 2019 to terminate Jammu and Kashmir's special status.

His recent excursion to the strategically significant Zanskar region in Ladakh, where he spent three days before arriving in Srinagar on December 1, prompted suspicions.
Authorities are investigating whether he erased any digital evidence prior to arriving in Srinagar. The inquiry now heavily relies on his conversations and movements while he was there.
Ignored visa restrictions
On November 19, Hu landed in Delhi with a tourist visa that permitted him to visit Buddhist locations like Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya, and Kushinagar. He allegedly got around these limitations, nevertheless, by flying to Leh on November 20 without registering at the airport's Foreigners Regional Registration Office.According to officials, he slept in an unauthorized guest home in Srinagar and bought an Indian SIM card from the open market. He traveled to places of strategic and security importance, such as the Mughal Gardens, Shankaracharya Hill, Hazratbal, Harwan, and the ruins of Awantipora, which are close to the Army's Victor Force headquarters.
Untrustworthy internet behavior
Data obtained from his phone indicates that Hu looked for information about Article 370, which was abolished in August 2019, and CRPF deployment. Additionally, his passport attests to his considerable overseas travel, which includes stops in the US, New Zealand, Brazil, Fiji, and Hong Kong.
When questioned, Hu stated that he was a frequent traveler and that he had studied physics at Boston University for nine years in the United States.

He said he was ignorant of the limitations on his visa that prevented him from traveling to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
According to the officials, Hu had obviously broken the terms of his visa and may be deported after the inquiry was finished. To find out if there were any more anomalies in his journey, security services are carrying out additional investigations.