By Raju Vernekar
Mumbai, Dec 15:
The Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police recently busted a Bangladeshi illegal immigration racket and arrested eight people including four Bangladeshi nationals, from different parts of Mumbai and adjoining areas.
A statement issued on Monday, by the ATS deputy commissioner of police Rajkumar Shinde stated that the accused have been booked under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Passport Act (Entry into India), Foreigners Act and Criminal procedure code.
The accused have been identified as: Akram Noor Nabi Ollauddin Shaikh(28), Mohd. Soahil Abdul Subhan Shaikh(33), Abdul Khair Samsulhaq Shaikh(42) and Abul Hasham alias Abul Kasham Shaikh(26)-all Bangladeshis. They had illegally entered India and were residing here without valid documents for their stay.
The arrested local Indians who had helped the above in obtaining basic documents like Aadhar cards were identified as : Mohd. Rafiq Rehmatulla Sayyad (42) (residing at Mumbra), ldris Mohammad Shaikh(57)(a resident of Kausa-Mumbra), Avin Gangaram Kedare(35) (residing at Antop Hill) and Nitin Rajaram Nikam( 43), a resident of Taloja, Navi Mumbai.
The police recovered three mobile phones, 7 Bangladeshi SIM cards, 18 Indian SIM cards, 7 ATM cards and Rs 8.30 lakh in cash from Akram Noor Nabi Ollauddin Shaikh and recovered 3 PAN cards, a driving license, 2 mobile phones and 446 applications for passport from Mohd. Rafiq Rehmatulla Sayyad.
Sayyad, was preparing counterfeit passports since 2013 and done so for nearly 85 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, in the last 7 years. “A scrutiny of records revealed that he was involved in providing fake Indian identity cards and passports to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. He used forged documents such as PAN card, Aadhar card, election card, ration card, electric bill, rent agreements, school leaving certificate, birth certificate, bank passbooks which are requisite for processing a passport,” a statement released by ATS deputy commissioner of police Rajkumar Shinde stated on Monday. The accused have been booked under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Passport Act (Entry into India), Foreigners Act and Criminal procedure code.