Kolkata, 11 January (H.S.) – Investigators from Kolkata Police and other agencies have uncovered startling details about rackets involved in arranging fake Indian identity documents, including passports, for illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators. The racketeers were found using hired bank accounts to pay the application fees for fake passports.
According to sources, several cases involved a single bank account being used for multiple fake passport applications. These accounts primarily belonged to sub-agents in villages near the India-Bangladesh border. Their role was to identify illegal infiltrators crossing the porous border and connect them to the racket’s masterminds.
These sub-agents earned commissions both for identifying clients and for letting their accounts be used for application fee payments. The method involved transferring money online into these accounts, which was then immediately used to pay passport application fees. Account holders received commissions ranging from 5 to 10 percent of the application fee in cash.
Investigations also revealed instances where bank accounts were opened using forged documents.
The operation followed a systematic pattern. Illegal infiltrators first entered Indian territory, contacted local agents, and were provided safe shelter in villages near the border. These agents arranged fake ration cards, which served as the primary document to obtain voter ID cards, PAN cards, and Aadhaar cards. Finally, these documents were used to acquire fake passports.
Hindusthan Samachar
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