Francesca Orsini, a renowned Hindi scholar, was denied entry at Delhi Airport and sent back despite holding a valid visa, The Wire reported.

On Monday evening, immigration officials at Delhi Airport stopped Francesca Orsini upon her arrival. Despite possessing a valid five-year e-visa, she was informed that she would be deported immediately and instructed to make travel arrangements for her return.

No official reason was provided for the denial of entry; Orsini said she was simply told she was "being deported."

Orsini, best known for her 2002 book The Hindi Public Sphere 1920–1940: Language and Literature in the Age of Nationalism , arrived in Delhi late on October 21 via Hong Kong after attending an academic conference in China.

She had planned to visit friends during her trip and

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