Pakistan man, Bangladeshi wife, her parents living with fake IDs held near Bengaluru

BENGALURU: A Pakistani national, his Bangladeshi wife and her parents, who have been living in India with fake passports and Aadhaar cards for the past 10 years, were arrested on Monday from their rented villa at Jigani on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

Police have seized their passports and Aadhaar cards, which they procured using fake documents.

The accused are Rashid Ali Siddiqui (identified in his Indian passport as Shankar Sharma), his wife Ayesha Hanif (Asha Sharma), and her father Hanif and mother Rubina. Investigation revealed they entered the country through West Bengal in 2014 and lived in Delhi till 2018, before moving to Bengaluru.

Police swung into action following a tip-off from Chennai immigration officials, who on Sept 24 detained four Bangladeshi men on charges of possessing Indian passports, acquired on the basis of fake documents.


3 bodies ID’d with help of documents found on them

Only five bodies were recovered by 2019 due to the treacherous conditions and unforgiving terrain around the crash site. Now another mission led by the Dogra Scouts, in collaboration with representatives of the Tiranga Mountain Rescue, as part of the larger Chandra Bhaga expedition has recovered three intact bodies and the remains of a fourth from the snowbound mountains, an Army officer said on Monday.

With the help of documents found on their bodies, three of the military personnel have been identified as Sepoys Narayan Singh (Army Medical Corps), Malkhan Singh (Pioneer Corps) and Thomas Cherian (Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers). “While documents recovered from the body of the fourth individual did not identify him, details of his next of kin were found. Further inquiries are in progress,” the officer said.

“The Chandra Bhaga expedition has once again demonstrated the Army’s relentless determination to bring closure to families, even after half a century. The Dogra Scouts, renowned for their expertise in high-altitude operations, have led this mission with exemplary courage, battling through extreme weather conditions and hostile terrain to recover the remains of their fallen comrades,” he said.

“The recovery of these bodies bring solace to the families who have been waiting for decades. The search for the mortal remains of other passengers is continuing as the expedition is till Oct 10,” he added.