Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Arrest Six Over Alleged Forged Documents For Bangladeshis
Mumbai Police arrested six people who are accused of being undocumented migrants from Bangladesh.
Police say the group helped Bangladeshi citizens get into India using fake documents.
Officers reportedly found 40 fake Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and railway tickets with QR codes.
The arrests happened during a wider effort to check whether some people are Indian citizens.
This effort increased after a terror attack in Pahalgam in April 2025.
Some Bengali-speaking people, mostly Muslims, have been detained during these checks.
Some people were reportedly sent to Bangladesh even though they were Indian citizens.
The Home Ministry has told authorities to verify suspected migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Mumbai Police arrested six allegedly undocumented Bangladeshi migrants, ANI reported.
The suspects were accused of providing forged Indian identity documents to Bangladeshi citizens.
Police reportedly recovered 40 forged Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and railway tickets with QR codes.
The arrests come amid wider detentions of Bengali-speaking people following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
The Union Home Ministry directed states and Union Territories in May 2025 to verify suspected migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- Who
- Mumbai Police arrested six people allegedly linked to undocumented Bangladeshi migration and forged documents.
- What
- The six were accused of supplying forged Aadhaar cards and other Indian identity documents to Bangladeshi citizens.
- When
- The arrests were reported on Friday; the wider enforcement effort followed the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack.
- Where
- Mumbai, India.
- Why
- Police alleged that the suspects used forged documents to help Bangladeshi citizens enter India.
Police and Immigration Enforcement
Due-Process and Citizenship Concerns
Document verification
Police and Immigration Enforcement
Authorities say investigating alleged forged documents is necessary to identify undocumented migration and illegal entry.
Due-Process and Citizenship Concerns
The reported detention of Bengali-speaking people has raised concerns because some individuals were allegedly forced into Bangladesh despite being Indian citizens.
Deportation procedures
Police and Immigration Enforcement
Authorities have been directed to verify the credentials of people suspected of being undocumented migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Due-Process and Citizenship Concerns
Reports cited in the article say some deportations did not follow the Union Home Ministry's required process, leading to mistaken removals and returns to India.
- Arrests
- Six people were arrested in Mumbai.
- Allegation
- They allegedly provided forged Indian identity documents to Bangladeshi citizens.
- Recovered items
- Police reportedly recovered 40 forged Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, QR-coded railway tickets and other documents.
- Reported source
- ANI quoted the Mumbai Police.
- Wider checks
- Several states have detained Bengali-speaking people and asked them to prove Indian citizenship since April 2025.
- Home Ministry directive
- In May 2025, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs directed states and Union Territories to verify suspected migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar.