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News18
23-05-2025
- News18
Afghan Man Who Stayed 5 Years In India With Fake ID Held At Lucknow Airport
Last Updated: Jandullah, a resident of Afghanistan's Paktika province, admitted to having stayed illegally in India for several years and obtaining forged documents to establish a false identity In a startling breach of airport security, immigration authorities at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow apprehended an Afghan national attempting to board an international flight using a forged Indian passport. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 19, when the man, later identified as Jandullah, alias Rehan, was preparing to board an IndiGo flight bound for Sharjah. According to immigration officials, the individual initially identified himself as 'Rehan", a native of Bihar. However, his dialect and language immediately raised red flags with immigration officer Vidya Ram Shukla, who was on duty at the time. Sensing inconsistencies, Shukla initiated a deeper inquiry into the man's documents. A subsequent investigation revealed that all of the Indian identity documents in the accused's possession including his Aadhaar card, PAN card, and passport, were issued after 2020. Yet records showed he had entered India in 2019 on a six-day medical visa. This glaring discrepancy set off alarm bells. Under intense interrogation, the suspect confessed that his true identity was Jandullah, a resident of Chakan village in Afghanistan's Paktika province. He admitted to having stayed illegally in India for several years and obtaining forged Indian documents to establish a false identity. Officials also learned of an elaborate personal backstory: after initially entering the country for medical treatment, Jandullah remained in India and integrated into local life. He reportedly lived with his brother and even participated in a family wedding. Within a week, his suspicious behaviour prompted further scrutiny, eventually leading to his confession. With the gravity of the situation apparent, immigration authorities swiftly alerted the local police and intelligence agencies. The suspect has since been remanded to judicial custody following preliminary investigations. Security and intelligence agencies are now working to trace his movements across cities during his stay in India. How someone managed to remain undetected for nearly five years using counterfeit documents is a significant lapse, said a senior intelligence official familiar with the case, speaking on condition of anonymity. Police are preparing to seek custodial remand to extract more information from the accused as the probe expands into what may be a broader network of illegal entries and forged documentation. First Published: May 23, 2025, 14:47 IST
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
Accent that betrayed: An Afghan'sfailed masquerade as a Bihari
Lucknow: The bustling departure terminal of Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport was alive with the usual hum of travellers. Among them stood Jandullah Dad Mohammad, a 33-year-old man from Afghanistan's rugged Paktika Province, clutching an Indian passport under the alias Rehan of Patna. His destination was Sharjah, his demeanour calm—until his accent betrayed him, unravelling a tale of forged identities, illicit travel, and a life lived in the shadows. It was just past 7 pm on Monday when Jandullah, dressed in nondescript travel attire, approached the immigration observation counter for IndiGo flight 6E1423 to Sharjah. His documents were impeccable: an Indian passport, Aadhaar card, PAN card, Voter ID, driving licence, SBI bank passbook, and even a ration card, all bearing the name Rehan, son of Kabir, from Kotwali, Patna. He carried US $1,600, 3,000 UAE Dirham, ₹21,000, a UAE visa, hotel bookings, and three mobile phones, including a gleaming iPhone 16 Pro. To the untrained eye, he was a Bihari heading abroad for work or leisure. But something felt off to the junior immigration officer scanning his profile. The documents aligned, yet Jandullah's presence didn't. His face, his mannerisms, his story—they didn't quite match the dossier of a Patna native. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The officer, trained to spot discrepancies, leaned in for a routine verbal check. "Aap Patna ke hain? Kahaan se hain wahan? (Are you from Patna? Where in Patna?)" he asked casually, probing for details about Rehan's supposed hometown. Jandullah responded, but his words carried an unfamiliar cadence. The lilt of Magadhi, the dialect spoken across Bihar's heartland, was absent. His Hindi was stilted, tinged with a foreign inflection that didn't belong to the Gangetic plains. "He claimed to be from Patna but couldn't answer basic questions about the city. His tone was all wrong," the officer later told colleagues. After signalling for backup, the officer had Jandullah quietly escorted to a holding room for further questioning. The suspicion turned to certainty when a background check revealed his Afghan passport and expired medical visa hidden in his bag. Authorities learned Jandullah had entered India in December 2019 on a six-day medical visa but vanished after landing in Delhi. By 2020, he'd acquired a full suite of fake IDs, likely through a Patna-based document racket. The revelation has stunned the immigration team. It's important to note that Paktika is a volatile region bordering Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Known for its rugged Toba Kakar Range and proximity to terrorrist strongholds, it's a place where survival often trumps legality. Jandullah's journey from there to Lucknow's airport was a puzzle authorities were now desperate to piece together. On Thursday afternoon, the Sarojini Nagar police in Lucknow had lodged an FIR against Jandullah, based on the written complaint of immigration sleuth, charging Afghan national under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for cheating, impersonation, forgery, using forged documents, and violations of the Passport Act (section 12) and Foreigners Act (section 14B). The charges painted a picture of a calculated crime: Entering India on a medical visa, overstaying illegally, and building a false identity to move freely, perhaps toward a larger scheme. Presented before a magistrate, Jandullah was remanded to judicial custody, his Sharjah dreams grounded.
Hindustan Times
06-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Man forges papers in a bid to beat Thai ban, nabbed at Lko's CCSIA
In a bid to re-enter Thailand, despite a ban imposed by a Thai court, a 39-year-old man was arrested at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) in Lucknow on Monday for allegedly using a forged passport and fake identity documents. The accused arrested by Sarojini Nagar police (Sourced) 'The accused, Kamlesh Kumar, real name Kamlesh Yadav, confessed that he had been barred by a Thai court for working illegally in Thailand without an employment visa. To bypass the restriction, he created a new identity by altering his name, father's name, and date of birth, and obtained a fresh passport and Aadhar card using forged documents,' said SHO Sarojini Nagar, Rajdev Ram Prajapati. 'Based on a formal complaint filed by Upendra Tiwari J, an official with the Bureau of Immigration, a case has been registered at Sarojini Nagar Police Station under Charges of sections 318(4), 319(2), 338, 336(3), and 340(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 12 of the Passport Act,' the SHO added. According to police, the incident came to light when the accused attempted to board flight FD-147 to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK), Bangkok. At the immigration counter, officers grew suspicious after Kamlesh failed to provide a return ticket and hotel booking, both mandatory under tourist visa regulations. Upon further checks, authorities discovered that the accused had previously been issued two passports (HS2595917 and S7146924) under the name Kamlesh Yadav, with a date of birth listed as July 2, 1986. However, the current passport (C4816204) presented at the airport bore the name Kamlesh Kumar with a date of birth of May 10, 1975 — raising immediate red flags. 'Following interrogation, Kamlesh admitted to forging his documents to evade the travel ban and gain re-entry into Thailand. He also acknowledged that the Aadhar card submitted with the passport application was fabricated,' a police release read.
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
How an airport baggage tag exposed aunt-nephew's affair, husband's murder in UP's Deoria
A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria allegedly hacked her husband to death with the help of her rumoured partner and stuffed the body into a trolley bag. The husband, identified as Naushad Ahmad, 38, had returned home from Dubai, where he worked as a driver, only 10 days before. The murder is said to have taken place on April 19, and Naushad's body was found in a trolley bag dumped on a farm around 55 km from his residence in Bhatoli the next morning. Ahmad's wife, Razia, 30, was arrested on the night of April 20 for the murder with the help of Ruman, who was also said to be Naushad's nephew, according to the police. Naushad is on the run. Also Read | 'Mixed poison in tea': How Bareilly woman staged husband's killing as suicide with lover's help The murder came to light after a farmer spotted the bag in the field. The breakthrough in the investigation came when investigators noticed an airline baggage tag attached to the trolley bag, which helped them track the baggage back to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow. The tag, issued during air travel, is used to identify checked-in luggage and includes a 'license plate' number, which has a 10-digit Bag Tag Issuer Code (BTIC) printed on the baggage tag that links it to the passenger. A foreign SIM card and photocopied documents also helped the police ascertain Naushad's identity. After this, a police team went to Naushad's residence. After a preliminary investigation, they took his wife into custody. Also Read | Woman plots husband's murder after 10 years of marriage, 3 kids 'As per our investigation so far, it was Naushad's wife who killed him with the help of her partner, as he was an obstruction in their relationship. Razia, 30, has been arrested, and her partner will be arrested soon,' said Vikrant Veer, the superintendent of police of Deoria. The investigators spotted injury marks on Naushad's head and suspect that he was attacked with a sharp weapon. The incident in Deoria shares similarities with the murder case of Saurabh Rajput in Meerut. Saurabh, 29, was killed allegedly by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her partner Sahil Shukla, last month. They dismembered his body into pieces and stored it in a drum that was later sealed with cement.
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
Dubai-returnee found dead in bag in Deoria; tag exposes killer wife
After Meerut, Deoria district was making the headlines for an appalling instance of infidelity leading to the brutal murder of a spouse. A woman allegedly hacked her husband to death with the help of her rumoured partner and tried to dispose of the body by dismembering and stuffing it into a trolley bag, police said. The husband had returned home from Dubai only days before, they said. The key accused, Razia, was arrested on Sunday night for the murder of her husband Naushad Ahmad, 38, with the help of one Ruman, who was also said to be Naushad's relative, police said on Monday, adding the man was on the run and would soon be arrested. An airline baggage tag attached to the bag led the police to her. ALSO READ | Another Meerut shocker: Wife, lover kill man, snakebite staged to cover up murder According to Deoria police, Naushad had returned from Dubai, where he worked as a driver, only 10 days ago. They said the murder took place on Saturday, and Naushad's body was found in a trolley-bag dumped on a farm around 55 km from his residence in Bhatoli under Mayil police station area in Deoria on Sunday morning. 'As per our investigation so far, it was Naushad's wife who killed him with the help of her partner as he was an obstruction in their relationship. Razia, 30, has been arrested and her partner will be arrested soon,' said Vikrant Veer, the superintendent of police of Deoria. Ruman, 27, was said to be Naushad's nephew, police added. The murder came to light on Sunday morning after a farmer spotted the bag in a field owned by one Madan Jaiswal. ALSO READ | Meerut murder: Why did Muskan and Sahil cut Saurabh Rajput's body into pieces? Chilling details The breakthrough came when investigators noticed the airline baggage tag still attached to the bag. The tag, issued during air travel, is used to identify checked-in luggage and includes a 'license plate' number which has a 10-digit Bag Tag Issuer Code (BTIC) printed on the baggage tag that links it to the passenger. Police traced the number back to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow. With this confirmation, police visited his residence in Bhatsuli village and arrested his wife, Raziya. After receiving information, the Tarkulwa police station in-charge reached the spot with his team. Additional SP Arvind Verma and circle officer Sanjay Reddy reached the site with a dog squad and a forensic team. The investigators spotted injury marks on Naushad's head and suspected that he was attacked with a sharp weapon, which caused his death. Naushad hailed from Bhatauli village of Mail police station area. His identity was revealed with the help of a foreign SIM card, photocopied documents, and a travel bar code found near the trolley bag, the cop said. ALSO READ | In Meerut murder re-run, UP woman strangles railway employee husband to death in Bijnor After this, a police team went to Naushad's residence and, after an investigation, took his wife into custody. She was being questioned, police added. ASP Verma stated that the duo decided to eliminate Naushad since he was an 'obstacle' in their relationship. An SOG team had also been called for investigation, he added. The Deoria incident shares several similarities with the Saurabh Rajput murder case. Meerut's Rajput, 29, a merchant navy officer, was allegedly killed by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her alleged partner Sahil Shukla, a chartered accountant, last month. Saurabh had returned from London shortly before his murder. His body was dismembered into 15 pieces and stored in a drum that was later sealed with cement. The next day, the woman left her six-year-old daughter at her parents' and went to Shimla with Shukla. On her return, she confessed to the murder to her father. In another instance in Meerut that was reported a few days ago, a woman allegedly strangled her husband to death with the help of her partner and then left a snake near his body to have the reptile's bites cover up their crime.
