Guwahati:
Two US nationals of Chinese-origin were pushed back from the Rangpo checkpost on March 9 it was found that they had entered Sikkim without proper clearances. Foreign nationals of Chinese origin come under the Prior Reference Category, who have to obtain prior approval from the Union home ministry before applying for a Restricted Area Permit or RAP.
Sources said the US nationals, aged 56 and 31, were pushed back from Rangpo checkpost on February 14 after the women failed to produce ministry clearance to enter Sikkim. They then went to Kalimpong in West Bengal and returned to Sikkim on February 20, this time avoiding the checkpost at Rangpo.
Subsequently it came to the notice of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office or FRRO, Sikkim, that they were staying at the house of a relative, who is a teacher in R...





