New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested 11 individuals, including four Bangladeshi nationals, for their alleged involvement in a network facilitating illegal immigration and the production of forged documents. The arrests were made following an investigation into the murder of Sentu Seikh, alias Raja, in the Sangam Vihar area of Delhi on October 21.
The probe revealed that the four Bangladeshi nationals—Midul Miyan alias Akash Ahmed, Fardeen Ahmed alias Abhi Ahmed, and their wives—had illegally entered India and been residing in Sangam Vihar for several years. Authorities found them in possession of counterfeit Bangladeshi documents, including National ID cards and birth certificates.
In addition to the fake Bangladeshi IDs, the police recovered 21 Aadhaar cards, four voter ID cards, and eight PAN cards from the victim’s residence. Further investigation uncovered the involvement of the suspects in helping other Bangladeshi nationals illegally immigrate by providing them with forged documents.
A special investigation team, led by Inspectors Umesh Yadav and Umesh Sharma and overseen by ACPs Abhinendera Jain and Niraj Tokas, was formed to delve deeper into the case. During the investigation, Sahil Sehgal, 26, who ran a computer center in Rohini, was arrested for creating fake Aadhaar cards and other documents via a fraudulent website, ‘Jantaprints.site.’
Sehgal’s associate, Ranjit, and Afroz, an employee at Karnataka Bank in Rohini, were also arrested for their roles in the creation of fake Aadhaar cards using forged birth certificates.
Further inquiries led to the arrest of Mohammad Chand, 28, from Uttam Nagar, who admitted to receiving commissions for processing the payments for these illegal documents. Additionally, Saddam Hussain, 33, from Uttam Nagar, was apprehended for his involvement in running the fraudulent website. His associate, Deepak Mishra, 34, was arrested in Ambala after being interrogated. Mishra revealed that his brother-in-law, Sonu Kumar, was the mastermind behind the website.
Sonu Kumar, 31, from Noida, was arrested after admitting that he had learned to create fraudulent websites through online tutorials. He also operated two other fraudulent websites, ‘Portalwale.com’ and ‘Portalwale.online,’ which were used to produce fake documents.
The group primarily targeted individuals seeking fraudulent documentation for illegal immigration. They offered a range of forged certificates, including birth certificates, educational certificates, caste certificates, COVID certificates, and income certificates, with prices starting as low as Rs 7. The authorities are continuing to investigate the wider network involved in the scam.
