Pune, April 29 -- The Pune City Police issued a "Leave India Notice" to three American nationals for allegedly violating the conditions of their tourist visas by engaging in religious preaching activities, officials said.

According to police, the three individuals, aged 53, 65 and 66, had arrived in India between April 19 and April 21 on tourist visas. They were reportedly found distributing pamphlets containing religious content in English, Hindi and Marathi.

The matter came to light after the trio approached a local cab driver in the Shukrawar Peth area and handed him pamphlets. Suspicious of their activity, the driver alerted nearby police personnel, following which the three foreigners were taken to a local police station for questi...