Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Fake Passport Racket: Bangladeshi Nationals Arrested in Kolkata
Several cases of fake identities are being investigated.
One person from Bangladesh was caught at the airport trying to go to Germany using a fake Indian passport.
Another person, a model named Shanta Paul, was arrested for having fake documents and overstaying her visa.
Police are looking into why she stayed in India past the visa's expiry.
She had multiple passports and ID cards, and people who helped her get fake ID cards were also arrested.
A Bangladeshi national was arrested at the airport while attempting to fly to Germany using a fake Indian passport.
The individual, Saumik Barua, had entered India on a tourist visa and allegedly obtained fake documents to get a passport.
Bangladeshi model Shanta Paul was remanded for 14 days after being arrested for possession of fake Indian identity documents.
Paul, who had overstayed her visa, possessed multiple Bangladeshi passports and two Aadhaar cards with different addresses.
Two individuals were arrested for allegedly helping Shanta Paul obtain the fake Aadhaar cards.
- Who
- Saumik Barua, Shanta Paul, and others involved in the creation and use of fake documents.
- What
- Two separate cases of Bangladeshi nationals using or possessing fake Indian identity documents.
- When
- Recent events, with arrests occurring on Friday and at the end of July.
- Where
- Airport and various locations in Kolkata and surrounding areas.
- Why
- To facilitate travel using fraudulent documentation and potentially to remain in India illegally.
- Arrested at Airport
- Saumik Barua
- Nationality
- Bangladeshi
- Fake Passport Name
- Paresh Roy
- Model
- Shanta Paul
- Charge Against Paul
- Cheating and Forgery
