Pakistani woman denied permission to board Thar Express train

A Pakistani woman, who had come on a visit to India, was denied permission to board the Thar Express train on Saturday for her return journey due to incorrect visa documents, police said on Sunday.

Naseema, who had come to India by the same train 20 days ago, wanted to return to her country by the train, but the security agencies at Munabao railway station said she was required to return by a plane as per her visa documents, the police said.

Naseema said she had expressed her desire to return by train to the Pakistani Embassy, but this was probably not communicated to authorities in Barmer and the correction was not made in her return journey papers, police said.

Later, she was escorted by security personnel to Jodhpur on Sunday from where she took a flight to Pakistan.