Bengal: New Insights into Illegal Bangladeshi Document Scams by Investigating Agencies
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Synopsis
Kolkata, Jan 25 (NationPress) Investigative agencies have found a new pattern in scams involving fake Indian documents for illegal Bangladeshi migrants, where Indian relatives are falsely presented as parents of these infiltrators.
Key Takeaways
- New pattern in illegal document scams identified.
- Indian relatives are often misrepresented as parents.
- Process includes obtaining fake ration cards.
- Complicated network aims to provide fake Indian passports.
- Example case of Meher Sheikh highlights the issue.
Kolkata, Jan 25 (NationPress) The investigating agencies examining the networks responsible for providing counterfeit Indian documents, including passports, to illegal Bangladeshi migrants have uncovered a new modus operandi in the scam. In this scheme, Indian relatives of these infiltrators are frequently misrepresented as their 'parents'.
The revelation introduces a new facet for investigative agencies as they work to dismantle the intricate operations aimed at supplying illegal Bangladeshi migrants with fake Indian passports, which yield the highest commissions for the operators.
According to intelligence sources, once illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators cross the international border into India, the initial step for the operators is to secure a temporary hiding place in a village close to the border.
Subsequently, the operators ascertain whether the infiltrator has an elderly relative who is an Indian citizen residing in West Bengal.
If affirmative, the process becomes simpler for the operators. An elderly Indian relative is then presented as the mother if female, or the father if male, of the infiltrator.
An example of this was noted recently when a Bangladeshi migrant obtained fake Indian identification by presenting his father-in-law, an Indian citizen from the border area of Murshidabad district.
This illegal migrant, identified as Meher Sheikh, married a woman from Raninagar in Murshidabad, whose parents continue to live there as Indian citizens.
Once an elderly Indian relative of the infiltrator is pinpointed, they are portrayed as the parents to initiate the fabrication of fake Indian identity documents.
The process kicks off with the procurement of counterfeit ration cards, which are then used to obtain other identity documents such as AADHAR cards, EPIC cards, and PAN cards. The final step involves securing fake Indian passports.
