Bangladeshi national held at Mumbai airport while trying to fly to Oman with fake Indian documents

The Indian passport allegedly obtained using forged documents from the Kolkata Passport Office. Pic/By Special Arrangement

The Immigration Department at Mumbai airport detained a Bangladeshi national attempting to travel to Oman using forged Indian documents. The accused, travelling under the name ‘SK Millon', was later identified as Mohammad Asadur Rahman, 30, a resident of Shyamnagar in Bangladesh's Satkhira district. Sahar police registered an FIR and launched an investigation.

Airport check

Rahman was scheduled to board flight OV762 to Oman at 10.50 am on Wednesday on an employment visa. A police officer said, "When he reached the immigration counter, the immigration officer Ganesh Gawali grew suspicious of him during verification. While checking the accused's mobile phone, officials found a Bangladeshi national identity card, a soft copy of his wife Lipi Parvin's Bangladeshi passport, and visa-related documents of his son Labib Ul Islam."

Fake identity

Police said Rahman confessed to illegally entering India in 2014. Investigators found he had obtained forged Indian documents, including a birth certificate, Aadhaar card, voter ID card, and digital ration card.

Investigation on

Officials seized an Indian passport, Aadhaar card, voter ID card, copies of birth certificates, a digital ration card, an Oman employment visa, a boarding pass, and a mobile phone. Investigations revealed that the accused had obtained the passport from the Kolkata Passport Office using forged documents.