The accused, who had been denied a visa earlier in the year, was allowed to enter the US following intense lobbying. A Kashmiri sportsman, identified by US-based website - northcountrypublicradio.org - as Tanveer Hussain, has been held on charges of molestation during a snowshoe racers’ event in United Nation’s Saranac Lake village, New York. “He further was accused of touching her in an intimate area over her clothing…There was no accusation of force. "Indian Snowshoers Denied Visas, due to 'current (US) policy'. The snowshoers reportedly denied visas were Abid Khan and Tanveer Hussain.

Source: dna March 03, 2017 04:13 UTC