Man arrested from Kolkata airport with fake Indian passport
The man was found in possession of a Bangladeshi passport when police frisked him, they said.
'While attempting to board a flight to Germany from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport here, the accused presented an Indian passport under the name Bibhas Roy," a police officer said.
The man failed to provide satisfactory answers during questioning, following which the airport police arrested him, he said.
'We suspect that the accused had entered India a long time ago, possibly through legal means using his Bangladeshi passport. However, after his visa expired, he never returned to Bangladesh. Instead, he stayed back and created a fake identity," the officer said.
Investigation is underway. PTI SCH RBT
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