National News 2025-03-23

ILLEGAL BANGLADESHI IMMIGRATION NETWORK SMASHED BY TEAM SOUTH DISTRICT

Mahesh Dhoundiyal - Delhi

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE OPERATION:-
? 18 Bangladeshi Nationals Neutralized: 8 arrested, 6 deported via FRRO and 4 suspected Bangladeshi under Scanner.
? 8 Indian Accomplices Charged: Accused of sheltering, employing, and arming immigrants with fake IDs.
? Fake ID Syndicate Busted: Forged Aadhaar, PAN, Voter IDs, and Indian passports seized.
? Money Laundering Exposed: Funds funneled to Bangladesh via UPI apps (Google Pay, PayTM, PhonePe) in a hawala-style racket.
? Illegal Jobs Uncovered: Migrants embedded in sectors like waste management and delivery services using falsified credentials.

? RECOVERY:- 23 Voter Cards, 19 Pan Cards, 17 Aadhar Cards, 1 CPU, 11 Birth Certificates, and 6 Blank Voter Id Cards.

OVERVIEW:-

In a decisive crackdown and as part of ongoing efforts to identify and deport illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, a joint team of PS Lodhi Colony and AATS, South District Delhi has smashed a sophisticated network enabling illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to settle in India unlawfully. This operation, driven by precise intelligence, unraveled a web of document forgery, illicit employment, and cross-border money laundering, striking a major blow to organized illegal immigration. During further investigation in case FIR No. 51/25 registered u/s 318(2)/319(2)/337 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, read with Section 14 Foreigners Act, 1946, and Section 34 of the Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, Police Station Lodhi Colony, South District, Delhi, (08)Bangladeshi nationals found living illegally in India. Further, deportation proceedings against six (06) illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have been completed through FRRO, New Delhi and 4 more suspected Bangladeshis are under scanner. Moreover, the team has also booked eight (08) Indian citizens who have helped these Bangladeshi immigrants in securing employment, accommodations, and preparation of false Indian identification documents.

THE ACCUSED: UNMASKING THE NETWORK
Among the 14 Bangladeshi nationals, Mohd. Jewel Islam and Mohd. Alamgir were living in India for years with forged Aadhaar and PAN cards. Mohd. Alamgir, here since 2007, enrolled his children in Indian schools. Mohd. Rejaul, a resident since 2000, secured an Indian passport, traveled between India and Bangladesh 22 times in two years, and worked as a Cab Driver while laundering money. Kamruzzaman arrived in 2014, posed as an Indian delivery agent with fake IDs.
The mastermind of the forgery ring, Mohd. Moinuddin, ran a Delhi-based computer shop, crafting fake birth certificates and other documents with advanced editing tools. His work fueled the creation of Aadhaar, PAN, Voter IDs, and passports, enabling immigrants to masquerade as Indian citizens. Collaborating with corrupt Aadhaar agents Zulfiqar Ansari, Javed, and Farman Khan, he embedded illegal into official records. Mohd. Shaheen secured them jobs, while Manwar Hussain and Nimai Karmakar orchestrated illicit cash flows to Bangladesh.

MODUS OPERANDI: A SYSTEM OF DECEPTION
Shelter & Support:-
Migrants linked up with settled relatives or community contacts for shelter and aid.
Newcomers without ties relied on temporary hideouts to gain footing.

Job Placement :-
Facilitators placed migrants in low-wage roles, exploiting their desperation.
Indian employers knowingly hired them, including in garbage collection and service jobs.
Identity Document Fraud :-
Moinuddin’s forged documents unlocked Aadhaar, PAN, Voter IDs, and passports.

MONEY LAUNDERING :-
? Cash was pooled into Indian accounts, then transferred via UPI to border agents.
? Funds reached families in Bangladesh through a seamless hawala pipeline.

LEGAL ACTION :-
The accused face charges under:-
1. Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023: Forgery, conspiracy, illegal entry.
2. Foreigners Act, 1946: Unlawful residency.
3. Aadhaar Act, 2016: Fraudulent ID procurement and misuse.

DELHI POLICE COMMITMENT:-
This operation underscores Delhi Police’s unrelenting fight against illegal immigration and identity fraud. Investigations continue to uproot the wider network fueling this menace

DETAILS OF ILLEGAL BANGLADESHI IMMIGRANTS:-
1. Mohd. Jewel Islam S/o Mohd. Abu Bakr Siddique R/o Masjid Road, Bhogal, Jangpura, Nizamuddin New Delhi, age: 27 years. He came to India in 2021 and started working as a scrap dealer alongwith his brother Mohd. Alamgir who is also a Bangladeshi national and was residing in India since 2007. He has an Aadhar Card and PAN card.

2. Mohd. Alamgir S/o Mohd. Abu Baker Siddique, age: 34 years. He came to India in 2007 and started working as a scrap dealer. He got married to a woman in India and has two sons aged 13 years and 9 years respectively. His younger brother Jewel Islam also migrated from Bangladesh in 2021 and they have been living together since then.

3. Mohd. Latif Khan S/o Mohd. Mansoor Khan R/o Arya Basti, Kotla Mubarakpur, Delhi, age: 37 years. He came to India in 2015 and started working as a ragpicker. His family lives in Bangladesh and he sends money through relatives.

4. Mohd. Nadeem Sheikh S/o Mohd. Mustafa Shiekh. He came to India in 2021 and started working as a cleaner, sweeper etc. alongwith his brother Mohd. Latif who is also a Bangladeshi national and has been residing in India since 2015. He has an Aadhar Card and PAN card.

5. Mohd. Mizanur Rehman S/o Mohd. Motahar Ali R/o Gumbadwaligali, KM Pur, Delhi, aged 43 years. He came to India 3 years ago in 2022 and now works as a scrap dealer in Kotla Mubarakpur. His family lives in Bangladesh. He has a Bangladeshi ID card.

6. Rabiul S/o Jahangir Hossain R/o Gumbadwaligali, KM Pur, Delhi, aged 25 years. He came to India in 2022 and works as an attendant at a Hospital in Defence Colony.

7. Mohd. Rejaul S/o Mohd. Abdul R/o JJ Colony, Bhalaswa Dairy, New Delhi. He came to India 24 years ago in 2000 and works as a cab driver. He got married to a woman in India. He has been travelling to Bangladesh by Air on Bangladeshi Visa on an average twice in a month to transport money & other articles to Bangladesh. He travelled 22 times to Bangladesh recently in two years.

8. Kamruzzaman S/o Abdul Sattar Gazi R/o Village Badaghata, PS Shyam Nagar, District Satkhira, Khulna, Bangladesh. He came to India in 2014 and started living in Newtown, West Bengal. He works as a Zomato delivery boy and has procured an Aadhar Card, PAN card, Voter ID Card etc.

DETAILS OF INDIAN FACILITATORS BOOKED:
1. Mohd. Moinuddin S/o Lal Hussain R/o Basti Nizamuddin, Delhi. He runs a small computer shop in Amir Khusro Nagar and he created fake birth certificates by editing using his computer.

2. Mohd. Shaheen S/o Mohd. Firoz R/o Nizamuddin Basti, New Delhi. He provided employment to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

3. Zulfiqar Ansari S/o Shafi Ansari R/o PulPehladPur, New Delhi. He was a private agent authorized by UIDAI to create Aadhar cards. He used false documents prepared by Moinuddin to enroll illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into Aadhar.

4. Javed S/o Ilyas Khan R/o Village Nagar, PO/PS Arniya, Tehsil Khurja, Bulandshahar, UP. He was a private agent authorized by UIDAI to create Aadhar cards. He used false documents prepared by Moinuddin to enroll illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into Aadhar.

5. Farman Khan S/o Irfan Ali R/o Bulandshahar, UP. He was a private agent authorized by UIDAI to create Aadhar cards. He used false documents prepared by Moinuddin to enroll illegal Bangladeshi immigrants into Aadhar.

6. Manwar Hussain S/o Nurul Hussain R/o Basti Nizamuddin New Delhi. He works at Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin and he collects cash money from various illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and sends the money to the relatives of these immigrants in Bangladesh.

7. Nimai Karmakar S/o Late Haradhan Karmakar R/o Village Boro Jirakpur, PS Basirhat, District North 24 Parganas, WB. He is a licensed forex agent and he transfers money of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to their relatives Bangladesh.

8. Gouranga Dutta S/o Late Nanda DulelDutta R/o Village BoroJirakpur, PS Basirhat, District North 24 Parganas, WB. He is a licensed forex agent and he transfers money of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to their relatives Bangladesh.

TEAM:-
Team comprising of Inspector Rajesh Kumar, SHO/PS Lodhi Colony Insp. Umesh Yadav IC/AATS/South District, Inspr. Raj Kumar, Inspr. Amit Kumar, SI Talib Khan, SI Rajnish, SI Vivek Chahar, SI Deepak Mahla, SI Vinod Kumar, SI Dinesh Kumar, HC Krishan, HC Somveer, HC Virender, HC Raghu, HC Suresh, HC Joginder, HC Rajender, HC Satish, HC Kripal, Ct. Amit, Ct. Bhupender, Ct. Shri Narayan, Ct. Devender, Ct. Arvind Kumar and Ct. Nagarmal under the guidance of ACsP/DFC & Operations.

RECOVERY :-