On April 6, 2026, a court in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced two British nationals, Hassan Amman Saleem (35) and Sumitra Shakeel Olivia (61), to six months imprisonment for illegally entering India from Nepal. Each was fined ₹50,000 (approximately $600 USD), and failure to pay the fine would result in an additional three months in prison. The duo was arrested in November 2025 at the Indo-Nepal border while attempting to enter India without valid documents, despite holding valid Nepal visas. Saleem, a lecturer in audiology at De Montfort University in the UK, and Olivia, a British citizen originally from Udupi, Karnataka, were in Nepal for a charity program for hearing-impaired children. After their arrest, they were granted bail with conditions to remain in the country during the appeal process. The court highlighted the necessity of punishment for illegal entry to uphold immigration laws.