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Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
2 Pak-born brothers held for getting voter IDs fraudulently in CG
Raipur: Chhattisgarh police arrested two Pakistani nationals in Raigarh district on Sunday for fraudulently obtaining voter ID cards and other Indian documents. Brothers Iftikhar, 29, and Arnish Sheikh, 25, were nabbed in a village just hours before the exit deadline for Pakistani nationals with short-term visas. The siblings are from Karachi and have valid Pakistani passports and long term visas, said police. Investigators have found that they secured voter ID cards by submitting false information. The duo lived in a rented house in Kodatarai village (240km from Raipur) and worked as small-time labourers. They had bank access and authorities are investigating whether the fraudulent IDs were used to access govt welfare schemes. Raigarh SP Divyang Patel told TOI that the special branch of district police is keeping a vigil on outsiders. During a search operation to identify illegal foreigners in the district, Raigarh police got a tip-off about Iftikhar and Arnish. An inspection of their documents revealed that their passports and visas were authentic, but the voter ID cards were obtained fraudulently. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Police registered a case against them under BNS sections for forgery, using false declarations and cheating by personation. They were produced in court and remanded in jail. Police have found that the siblings' mother was originally from Pakistan, but married an Indian citizen from Raigarh. She returned to Pakistan for childbirth. As both Iftikhar and Arnish were born in Karachi, they were not Indian citizens and thus ineligible for Indian voter IDs. Chhattisgarh home department has launched an intensive verification drive across the state, particularly in urban hubs, where a significant number of Pakistan-origin individuals reside, officials said. Chhattisgarh's deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma, who is also the home minister, said that the home department is seeking guidance from the chief minister to lay out a specific process to investigate people who have come to India from Pakistan and may be trying to conceal their identity. The arrest comes against the backdrop of heightened scrutiny of Pakistani nationals residing in India following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people. In response, Indian govt revoked visas for many categories of Pakistani nationals and ordered their immediate departure. The deadline for most categories expired on April 27, while medical visa holders have until April 29 to return to Pakistan.
NDTV
28-04-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Amid Exit Deadline, 2 Pak Nationals Arrested For Illegally Obtaining Indian Voter IDs
Raigarh: Two Pakistani nationals were arrested on Sunday in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district for allegedly obtaining voter ID cards and other Indian documents by furnishing false information, police said. Iftikhar Sheikh (29) and Arnish Sheikh (25), originally from Karachi, possess valid Pakistani passports and Long Term Visas (LTV), police said in a statement. They were currently staying in Kodatarai village under the Jutemill police station area. During a crackdown to identify illegal foreigners in Raigarh district, police received input about Iftikhar and Arnish staying at the house of one Yakub Sheikh. The investigation revealed that Arnish and Iftikhar had fraudulently obtained voter ID cards and other Indian documents by giving false information to concerned authorities, police said. They were arrested under sections 199 (false statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence), 200 (using as true such declaration knowing it to be false), 419 (punishment for cheating by personation), 467 (forgery of valuable security, will), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), it said, adding that further investigation is underway. The action came on the day the exit deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of Pakistani nationals staying in India expired. The Indian government had announced a raft of measures, including the cancellation of visas of Pakistani nationals after 26 tourists were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Isles yard secures first contract under new owners
Arnish fabrication yard in Lewis has won its first major contract under its new Spanish owners. The site will manufacture subsea structures for use in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The yard near Stornoway employs about 140 people and an additional 30 workers will be needed to complete the year-long contract. Arnish along with a yard in Methil in Fife were taken over by Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia in December following a buy-out of Belfast-based Harland & Wolff. More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds Arnish near Stornoway was founded in 1974 with backing from Norwegian company Olsen's. Contracts in the early days included constructing a large barge. The yard was also later used for repurposing rigs for the North Sea oil and gas industry. It was owned by BiFab before being taken over by Harland & Wolff. Hundreds of Harland & Wolff jobs saved in Scotland Possible interest in Harland & Wolff's Arnish yard
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Isles yard secures first contract under new owners
Arnish fabrication yard in Lewis has won its first major contract under its new Spanish owners. The site will manufacture subsea structures for use in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The yard near Stornoway employs about 140 people and an additional 30 workers will be needed to complete the year-long contract. Arnish along with a yard in Methil in Fife were taken over by Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia in December following a buy-out of Belfast-based Harland & Wolff. More stories from the Highlands and Islands News from the Highlands and Islands on BBC Sounds Arnish near Stornoway was founded in 1974 with backing from Norwegian company Olsen's. Contracts in the early days included constructing a large barge. The yard was also later used for repurposing rigs for the North Sea oil and gas industry. It was owned by BiFab before being taken over by Harland & Wolff. Hundreds of Harland & Wolff jobs saved in Scotland Possible interest in Harland & Wolff's Arnish yard
BBC News
25-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Arnish fabrication yard secures first contract under new owners
Arnish fabrication yard in Lewis has won its first major contract under its new Spanish site will manufacture subsea structures for use in Trinidad and Tobago in the yard near Stornoway employs about 140 people and an additional 30 workers will be needed to complete the year-long along with a yard in Methil in Fife were taken over by Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia in December following a buy-out of Belfast-based Harland & Wolff. Arnish near Stornoway was founded in 1974 with backing from Norwegian company Olsen' in the early days included constructing a large yard was also later used for repurposing rigs for the North Sea oil and gas was owned by BiFab before being taken over by Harland & Wolff.
