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US Journalist Covering Sterlite Asked To Leave India For Allegedly Violating Visa Rules
Police said that Mark Scialla, who arrived in India on a tourist visa, violated sections of The Foreigners Act.
A freelance journalist from the United States who was covering the Sterlite copper plant case in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district was asked to leave India for allegedly violating visa rules, reports said on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police Murali Rambha said he, as foreigner registration officer in Thoothukudi district, issued Mark Scialla a Leave India Notice, The Hindu reported.