Afghan nationwide with LOC from Kolkata held at Bhubaneswar airport with pretend passport

The accused, Mohammad Yousaf, was intercepted throughout a routine immigration clearance at Biju Patnaik airport in Bhubaneswar on Saturday night, shortly after he arrived from Dubai on an IndiGo flight.

A police officer stated that airport police authorities arrested Yousaf following a criticism by deputy superintendent of police (immigration) Samapika Pattnaik. “His staff throughout a routine immigration clearance of Flight No. 6E-1488 arriving from Dubai noticed him with the counterfeit Indian passport ,” he stated.

Around ₹80,000 in money, a smartphone, two gold earrings, a motorbike registration certificates, and financial institution paperwork within the solid identify had been seized from his possession, the officer stated.

The police stated that Yousaf had illegally entered India in 2018 with a false Indian identification and secured official paperwork via solid means. He had been residing in Peyton Sahi, Buxi Bazar space of Cuttack and working beneath the alias Yaha Khan.

The immigration staff, whereas conducting a radical background examine, additionally discovered a Look Out Circular (LOC) issued in opposition to him by Kolkata airport authorities, the officer added.

“Yousaf confessed to his actual identification throughout interrogation and admitted to fabricating a number of official paperwork equivalent to Aadhaar, PAN card, voter ID, and driving license aside from the pretend Indian passport. He used the cast paperwork to journey, conduct enterprise, and open financial institution accounts throughout states,” the officer stated.

Yousaf was produced in courtroom and remanded in judicial custody. Further investigation is underway to uncover any wider community and potential nationwide safety implications.