Mumbai: The police on Saturday arrested a pair from Bangladesh for allegedly acquiring an Indian passport and visa by submitting pretend paperwork and travelling to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after which to Nairobi. The couple was caught by the immigration authorities after they had been making an attempt to fly to Mauritius from Nairobi and had been deported to India.

The incident occurred early on Saturday when immigration officer Sachin Kumar Singh was knowledgeable {that a} couple recognized as Mohammed Shahin Bosirulla, 24, and Tasnim Jewel, 30, had been deported from Nairobi to Mumbai. On questioning the 2, the accused claimed that they had been deported attributable to inadequate funds. However, it raised suspicion as the 2 didn’t know Hindi. The officers then interrogated the 2 and came upon that the couple had been residents of Bangladesh.

In 2023, the couple entered India illegally, and after submitting pretend paperwork and getting the passport, the 2 acquired visas for UAE and left for Abu Dhabi on December 21, 2023, from the Delhi International Airport.

After staying in UAE for 2 months, the couple flew to Nairobi. On Saturday, when the couple was leaving for Mauritius, they had been checked on the Nairobi airport, after which they had been deported to India.

Dhanajay Sonawane, senior police inspector of Sahar police station, stated, “We have arrested the two and are now finding out the purpose of their visit to UAE, Nairobi, and Mauritius.”

The couple was charged with dishonest and forgery beneath sections 420, 465, 468 and 471 of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Foreigner’s Act, 1946.