Because of his Indian passport after landing in the tiny nation of Timor Leste, an entrepreneur has claimed that he was stopped for additional questioning.
Manoj Ahirwar said that despite the fact that Timor Leste has visa on arrival facility for Indian nationals, he was pulled aside and grilled by immigration officials.
(Also read: Travel vlogger’s rant on Indian passport goes viral: ‘Har jagah entry denied’ ) The Indian founder claimed that he was also asked to show his hotel bookings and confirm the amount of money he was carrying. Officials also asked him to show the cash he carried. However, on hearing that he had no return ticket, the Timor Leste official started telling Ahirwar that he could not enter the country. (Also read: Woman rues about Indian passport after missing flight: ‘Other passengers got 5-star hotels’ )
Because he planned travel onwards to Indonesia by road, ahirwar explained that he did not have a return ticket.
