Overview
- Police issued Leave India notices directing the three men to depart by May 10 after an encounter that surfaced Monday in Pune’s Shukrawar Peth, where a cab driver reported they handed him Christian pamphlets.
- Officers say a search recovered a large quantity of Bible-related leaflets in English, Hindi and Marathi from the men’s belongings.
- The Foreigners Registration Office concluded the activity breached tourist‑visa conditions and the notices were served under provisions of the Immigration and Foreigners Act.
- No criminal case has been filed so far and Pune police say they are checking for any local institutional or individual links to the visitors.
- The men, ages 53, 65 and 66, entered India on tourist visas between April 19 and April 21, in a region that has seen tighter scrutiny since a 2025 Pimpri-Chinchwad case involving alleged conversion attempts by foreigners.