Mumbai Police Nabs 2 Bangladesh Nationals At CSMIA For Using Fake Indian Passports To Travel To Norway

Mumbai: Mumbai Police arrested two Bangladeshi nationals for using forged travel documents at Mumbai International Airport, in a bid to travel to Norway. Later it was found that the couple was living illegally in India.

According to an IANS report on Tuesday, police confirmed the arrest of Subrato Kalipada Mandal and Mita Gaurapada Biswas, both Bangladeshi nationals, who were caught trying to board a flight to Norway via Jeddah using fake Indian passports.

Mumbai Police arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, Subrato Kalipada Mandal and Mita Gaurapada Biswas, at Mumbai International Airport for attempting to travel to Norway via Jeddah using forged Indian passports. The couple, who entered India illegally around six years ago and have… pic.twitter.com/bxzTueue6W

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The couple had entered India illegally nearly six years ago and had been living in Kolkata. In 2024, they obtained forged passports with the help of an agent. Authorities are continuing investigations to uncover the full scope of the forgery network.

6 Nepali Nationals Booked For Using Fake Employment Permits To Fly Abroad At Mumbai Airport

In a separate case, Sahar Police registered a complaint against six Nepali nationals who attempted to travel to the UAE and Qatar using counterfeit Foreign Employment Permit documents. The group had reportedly paid an agent between NPR 1 lakh and 2.5 lakh each for the forged papers. They were intercepted by immigration officials on May 27 after one of them, Ramekbal Dhanuk (27), arrived at the airport with suspicious documents while preparing to board a flight scheduled at 2:10 am.

Following Dhanuk, five more Nepali men, Mohammad Alam (23), Raki Yadav alias Prasad Yadav (20), Mohammad Haroon Manihar (37), Mobin Musalman alias Baitulla Musalman (32), and Jogindra Yadav alias Kishori Yadav (36), presented similar documents. On verification, immigration officers found the permits to be fake, with no corresponding records found on official websites or with the Nepal Embassy in New Delhi.

The FIR stated that the group had travelled by road from Nepal to Bihar and then flown to Mumbai, intending to reach the Gulf for employment opportunities. Based on the complaint, police booked all six under Sections 340(2) (use of forged documents) and 336(3) (forgery with intent to cheat) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with other relevant sections.