Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Pakistani National's Role in Fake Voter ID Racket Uncovered in Kolkata
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) found that a Pakistani man named Azad Mullick was making fake voter ID cards in Kolkata.
He's already in trouble for fake passports and moving money illegally.
They think he helped people from Bangladesh get these fake IDs.
The ED is now looking into 78 people who have these cards and suspect that Azad arranged them.
Azad himself was a registered voter and voted in elections.
This is a big problem because it means people who aren't supposed to be voting are, and it's become a political issue.
ED investigation reveals Pakistani national Azad Mullick's involvement in a fake voter ID racket.
Mullick allegedly created fake Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), especially for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators.
The ED has requested details of 78 EPIC cardholders from the CEO, West Bengal, suspecting Azad arranged at least 55.
Azad reportedly admitted to being a voter in the Dum Dum-Uttar Assembly constituency and voted in 2021 and 2024 elections.
This case highlights the issue of foreign nationals acquiring Indian voter IDs, a politically charged matter.
- Who
- Azad Mullick, the ED, and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal.
- What
- Investigation of Azad Mullick for creating fake voter IDs.
- When
- Ongoing investigation following Mullick's arrest in April.
- Where
- Kolkata, focusing on bordering districts of North 24 Parganas and Nadia, West Bengal.
- Why
- To investigate the creation and distribution of fake voter IDs, possibly for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.
ED Investigation
Political Concerns
Investigation Purpose
ED Investigation
Focus on exposing voter fraud
Political Concerns
Accusations of assisting foreigners acquire Indian Identity
Outcome
ED Investigation
Evidence of illicit voter ID creation
Political Concerns
Political fallout from potential illegal voter influence
- Suspect
- Azad Mullick
- Nationality
- Pakistani
- Allegations
- Fake Voter IDs, Passport Fraud, Hawala Operations
- Involved constituencies
- Dum Dum-Uttar Assembly
- Cards under scrutiny
- 78 EPICs
