After Bloom, Rahat gets deported from India
If Bloom's e-visa was rejected by the officials, Rahat was barred entry due to a technical flaw.
According to an RGIA (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport) official, a Pakistani citizen can only enter India through the valid check points, and they are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, the four metros.
The official was quoted by TOI as saying, "If a Pakistani national enters through any other airport, except the four metros, his/her travel to India cannot be recorded. So it is mandatory that they stick to the four ports. This system has been put in place to monitor the movement of Pakistani nationals in and out of the country."
Rahat, who was in India to perform in a concert, had to cancel the show owing to his deportation.
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