Kolkata, Apr 17 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a Bangladeshi national from North 24 Parganas who was making forged Indian passports, Aadhaar cards and other ID documents for Bangladeshi immigrants in exchange for money. Several incriminating documents and cash of over Rs13 lakh were seized from his possession, the ED said.
The ED on Tuesday raided at least seven locations, including Birati in North 24 Parganas, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and arrested Ajad Mallik alias Ahammed Hossain Azad, a Bangladeshi national. During the search operation, several incriminating documents, digital devices, and cash amounting to Rs. 13.45 lakh were seized.
Mallik was produced before a special court, which remanded him to 13 days ED custody. The ED, based on FIR registered against Ajad Mallik and unknown others under Section 14 and 14A of the Foreigners Act, 1946, arrested him.