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Bangladeshi National Arrested in Lucknow, India for ‘Buying’ Indian Passport
Bangladeshi National Arrested in Lucknow, India for ‘Buying’ Indian Passport
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Security officials at Lucknow airport in Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a Bangladeshi man for buying a fake Indian passport for INR 100,000 ($1,256) and a fake Aadhaar (identification) card for INR 10,000 ($125) to go to the Middle East in search of work.He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.The immigration official told media that the person couldn’t satisfactorily answer why he did not book a direct flight for Kolkata, West Bengal, from Sharjah instead of landing at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.“During interrogation, he confessed that he was a Bangladeshi national and that he had bought an Indian passport for INR 100,000 ($1,256) and an Aadhaar card for INR 10,000 ($125) from a man in West Bengal," the official added.The media reports stated that the accused was supposed to cross the border at night after stopping at Kolkata airport.
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Bangladeshi National Arrested in Lucknow, India for ‘Buying’ Indian Passport
09:28 GMT 09.08.2022 (Updated: 16:32 GMT 08.12.2022) According to Section 12 of India's 1967 Passport Act, anyone who holds a forged passport or any other travel document faces a prison sentence of between one and five years, as well as a fine of INR 10,000 ($125) to INR 50,000 ($627).
Security officials at Lucknow airport in Uttar Pradesh state have arrested a Bangladeshi man for buying a fake Indian passport for INR 100,000 ($1,256) and a fake Aadhaar (identification) card for INR 10,000 ($125) to go to the Middle East in search of work.
He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.
The accused has been identified as a resident of Pabna District in Bangladesh. However, the Indian passport and Aadhaar card seized from him identify him as a resident of Nadia district in West Bengal.
The immigration official told media that the person couldn’t satisfactorily answer why he did not book a direct flight for Kolkata, West Bengal, from Sharjah instead of landing at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
“During interrogation, he confessed that he was a Bangladeshi national and that he had bought an Indian passport for INR 100,000 ($1,256) and an Aadhaar card for INR 10,000 ($125) from a man in West Bengal," the official added.
The media reports stated that the accused was supposed to
cross the border at night after stopping at Kolkata airport.
