Team Goemkarponn
DABOLIM: An Afghan national was apprehended by immigration officials at Goa International Airport, Dabolim, after he was allegedly found travelling on fraudulently obtained Indian passports while impersonating Indian citizens.
According to the complaint filed by Shanigaram Sriharsha, wing in charge of the Bureau of Immigration at the airport, the accused, identified as Diwraj Hiro, a native of Kandhar, Afghanistan, presently residing at Kailash, Delhi, was intercepted at Counter No. 12 of the Immigration Check Post at around 3.38 am on May 10.
Officials stated that the accused had travelled in and out of India multiple times since 2009 using an Afghan national passport. During verification, it was allegedly found that he had renewed his Afghan passport outside India and re-entered the country on January 2, 2016. He had recently arrived in Goa from Russia via Bahrain.
Immigration authorities further found that the accused was allegedly travelling using a fraudulently obtained genuine Indian passport while impersonating himself as Anil Shukla of Kailash, Delhi. Investigations also revealed that he had previously held another fraudulently obtained Indian passport under the identity of Suresh Ahuja.
Police said the accused allegedly cheated several Indian authorities by assuming fake Indian identities and obtaining official documents unlawfully.
Based on the complaint, Dabolim Airport police registered an offence under Sections 318, 319, 336(1), 336(2), 336(3), 337, 338, 339 and 340 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 12(1)(b) of the Passport Act and Section 17 of the Citizenship Act.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Prathmesh Palkar of Dabolim Airport Police Station under the supervision of PI John Fernandes and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
