Amid growing speculation over the "deportation" of a Nepalese student from Pune's Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for alleged "anti-India activities", the media here reported that she was under "police observation" in Nepal's Jhapa district, even as the government said it was unaware of her whereabouts.

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Indian home ministry had sought a report from the Maharashtra government over the deportation of Neetu Singh, a fourth year student undergoing an editing course at FTII on December 5.

The 32-year-old woman, wife of an influential politician linked to the Nepali Congress party, is staying at her father’s house in eastern Nepal's Jhapa district, but under "police observation". Police personnel have been deputed at her home to watch her activities, according to Nagarik, a Nepali daily.

Neetu is sick and suffering from severe depression due to the circumstances under which she was forced to return home in a humiliating manner, the report said.

Her relations with her husband Amaresh Kumar Singh, a former lawmaker, has remained bitter amid speculation of a marital discord. The FTII student alleged that she was deported from India under the influence of her husband, the daily said, adding that Neetu had also been tortured by her husband with slurs on her character.

She has denied the charges of her involvement in anti-India activities as "absurd".

According to Ravindra Sharma, the police chief of the Jhapa district, the police has put her under observation as she was deported from India. However, Jaya Mukunda Khanal, the home ministry spokesman, denied the government has any information regarding her deportation.