2 Bangladeshi ‘infiltrators’ arrested in Chinchwad, Aadhaar cards seized

As per the FIR, Majumdar and Tikadar are natives of Khulna successful Bangladesh. P D Salunkhe, the Police Sub-Inspector investigating the case, said the accused were moving astatine a operation tract successful Chinchwad. Acting connected a tip-off, the constabulary nabbed the 2 connected Thursday and seized documents from them, including Aadhaar cards.

The constabulary probe revealed that Majumdar entered India illegally with his parents a fewer years ago. They stayed astatine a household member’s location successful North 24 Parganas. Later, his parents returned to Bangladesh portion Majumdar worked astatine a section shop, managed to procure an Aadhaar card — which said helium hailed from North 24 Parganas successful West Bengal — and arrived Pune successful February 2024 successful hunt of a job. Investigators recovered that helium regularly spoke to household members successful Bangladesh implicit the phone.

Meanwhile, probe indicated that Tikadar obtained his Aadhaar paper astatine Panipat successful Haryana. The constabulary fishy that helium besides procured a PAN and an Indian passport. Tikadar is suspected to person entered India by crossing the planetary borderline without indispensable permissions. He initially went to Panipat and shifted to Pimpri Chinchwad successful December 2024. The constabulary recovered 59 interaction numbers of Bangladeshi citizens successful his compartment phone, with whom helium was allegedly speaking implicit WhatsApp, the FIR stated.

The constabulary person booked Majumdar and Tikadar nether sections 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 340 (2) 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and sections of the Passport Act and Foreigners Act.