A 33-year-old woman was arrested in Mizoram for allegedly hiding her travel history, a senior police officer said on Thursday.
Mizoram Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) John Neihlaia said the incident came to light recently when the women revealed her ‘crime’ in a facebook post.
During the course of investigation, it was learned that the woman belonged to a locality in Aizawl and aged about 33, he said.
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She returned from Macau and landed in Lengpui airport on March 10.
She lied to the authority at Lengpui airport claiming that she returned from Kolkata, Neihlaia said.
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She was arrested on Tuesday and booked under section 270/336/505 (1) (b) of the IPC.
Neihlaiha also said that a person, who was spreading fake news in the name of chief secretary has also been arrested recently and was booked under section 66 D of the IT Act and 505 (1) (b) of the IPC.