Two Bangladeshi Nationals Caught at Mumbai Airport with Fake Passports

Mumbai (The Uttam Hindu): Mumbai Police has arrested two Bangladeshi citizens from Mumbai Airport. Mumbai Police has also recovered fake passports from the Bangladeshi citizens.

Mumbai Police said in a statement that Sahar Police has arrested two Bangladeshi nationals with fake passports at Mumbai International Airport. Both of them were trying to go to Norway via Jeddah using fake passports. The accused have been identified as Subroto Mandal and Mita Gourpad Biswas, who were caught during immigration check.

According to the Sahar police officer, both the men hail from Khulna and Gopalganj districts of Bangladesh. They had allegedly entered India illegally through West Bengal six years ago and were living in Kolkata since then. During their stay, the two had managed to obtain Indian passports for themselves and their children in 2024 using forged documents.

Police said that around 12:30 am on June 1, the couple along with their children reached Mumbai International Airport for immigration clearance. They were to catch a 2:30 am flight to Jeddah, from where they were to travel to Norway. However, during a routine check, immigration officer Umesh Dattatreya Nimbalkar got suspicious about their passports. After further questioning by senior immigration officials, the couple confessed to being Bangladeshi citizens who had illegally entered India in 2020.

He revealed that his child was born in Kolkata in 2023 and with the help of an agent named Nabonita, they managed to get an Indian passport in 2024. He also revealed that he had secured a visa for Norway.

Following the instructions of the immigration officials, the two contacted their relatives in Bangladesh, who helped confirm their real identity. When their Bangladeshi origin was confirmed, the immigration officials handed them over to the police. Currently, the Mumbai Police is taking further action in the case.