An Indian tourist was arrested at a train station in Thailand for allegedly overstaying his visa by 1,306 days.
Gurpreet, 26, was detained at the passenger terminal of Sungai Kolok Railway Station in Narathiwat on November 1.
Immigration officers investigated him following a tip-off that he had been overstaying in the country for nearly four years.
Officers checked his passport and immigration records and found that his visa had expired on April 4, 2023.
But he neither left the country nor applied for an extension, violating immigration laws.
Gurpreet was arrested on suspicion of overstaying and was taken to Sungai Kolok Police Station for further legal proceedings.
Police Colonel Charoenphong Khantilo, spokesman for Immigration Division 6, said the arrest was part of a crackdown on foreigners living in Thailand illegally, including those with outstanding arrest warrants.
He said: 'We combined intelligence from the public and partner agencies with our Immigration Bureau databases to identify and track down foreign nationals suspected of breaking the law more quickly and efficiently.'
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